Martin Doktor

About the plant

Plant: Buxus sempervirens 'Lawson's Gold'
Botanical name: Buxus sempervirens ‘Lawson’
Planting year: 2011
Planters or representatives: Martin Doktor

Mature size: 1.5–6.1 m
Flowering: Spring
Lifespan and documented age: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.
Reading these figures: Taxon characteristics; actual size and flowering in the garden depend on conditions.

Buxus sempervirens is perennial and belongs to the Buxaceae family. The NC State species profile lists a height of approximately 1.5–6.1 m.

The listed flowering season is spring. Recorded flower colours include cream/tan, gold/yellow. Local climate and the weather in a particular year affect the timing and intensity of flowering.

Suitable light conditions listed in the profile are full sun, partial shade. Appropriate soil and moisture also matter; individual plants do not all reach the same size. Growth and appearance of the ‘Lawson’ cultivar may differ from the species; species dimensions above are not a precise cultivar measurement. Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.

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About the person

Name: Martin Doktor
Personality type: athlete
Date of birth: 21 May 1974
Place of birth: Polička
Notable achievements and career: He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Doktor went on to win 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, including two golds (C-1 200 m: 1998, C-1 500 m: 1997), nine silvers (C-1 200 m: 1997, 1999, 2003; C-1 500 m: 1995, 1999; C-1 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), and three bronzes (C-1 500 m: 2003, C-1 1000 m: 1999, C-4 1000 m: 1998).
He was also European C-1 1000 m champion in 1997 and 2000.
People and participants: Martin Doktor

Martin Doktor (born 21 May 1974 in Polička, Czechoslovakia) is the Czech Republic’s best-known sprint canoeist. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. During the 1996 games, his mother cooked knedliky (Dumplings in Czech), using dozens of kg of flour brought over from the Czech Republic. Doktor went on to win 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, including two golds (C-1 200 m: 1998, C-1 500 m: 1997), nine silvers (C-1 200 m: 1997, 1999, 2003; C-1 500 m: 1995, 1999; C-1 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), and three bronzes (C-1 500 m: 2003, C-1 1000 m: 1999, C-4 1000 m: 1998).

He was also European C-1 1000 m champion in 1997 and 2000. At the 2004 Summer Olympics Doktor was unfortunate not to add to his medal tally, coming in fourth in the C-1 1000 m final and fifth in the C-1 500 m. His most recent medal success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won the C-1 200 m silver medal. Doktor, nicknamed Boban, remains one of canoeing’s most consistent performers. At the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships he entered all three C-1 events, reaching the final in each.

Martin Doktor

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