Zdeněk Vítek

Zdeněk Vítek
Personal information
Full name	Zdeněk Vítek
Born	25 July 1977 (age 47); Vrchlabí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SKP Jablonex
World Cup debut	9 February 1997
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	15 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories	1
Individual podiums	5
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Czech Republic
World Championships

Zdeněk Vítek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛɡ ˈviːtɛk]) (born 25 July 1977) is a Czech former biathlete. Vítek retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. He currently works as the head coach for the Czech Republic's women biathlon team.^[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1998 Nagano	—	51st	—	—	14th
2002 Salt Lake City	57th	14th	17th	—	5th
2006 Turin	22nd	10th	16th	22nd	6th
2010 Vancouver	67th	28th	38th	—	7th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	—	—	—	—	15th	—
1998 Pokljuka	—	—	43rd	—	19th	—	—
1999 Kontiolahti	50th	23rd	45th	—	—	15th	—
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	23rd	36th	35th	—	—	7th	—
2001 Pokljuka	26th	23rd	10th	24th	—	14th	—
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	—	—	27th	—	—	—
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	Bronze	DNF	7th	—	6th	—
2005 Hochfilzen	—	62nd	—	—	—	11th	—
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	—	17th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	54th	—	—	—	—	5th	8th
2008 Östersund	7th	23rd	16th	—	—	7th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	29th	48th	28th	—	—	10th	17th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	28th	40th	39th	—	—	10th	11th
2012 Ruhpolding	—	64th	—	—	—	9th	—
2013 Nové Město	67th	24th	46th	—	—	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2000–01 1 victory (1 In)	30 November 2000	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

^ Kokesh, Jerry (28 May 2014). "Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "Zdeněk Vítek". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

Zdeněk Vítek at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Zdeněk Vítek at IBU BiathlonResults.com
Zdeněk Vítek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] Kokesh, Jerry (28 May 2014). "Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[IBUprofile-2] "Zdeněk Vítek". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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