Zdeněk Vítek
Appearance
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Full name | Zdeněk Vítek | ||||||||||||||
Born | Vrchlabí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia | 25 July 1977||||||||||||||
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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Vrchlabí
- Czech male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes of the Czech Republic
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- European biathlon biography stubs
- Czech winter sports biography stubs