Veronika Vítková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛronɪka ˈviːtkovaː]; born on 9 December 1988) is a Czech former biathlete. She comes from a family of skiers and switched from cross-country to biathlon at age 10.[1] She competed for the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, together with Ondřej Moravec, Jaroslav Soukup and Gabriela Soukalová, she won a silver medal in the Mixed relay.[3] At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won the bronze medal in the 7.5 km sprint event.[4]
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Born | Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia | 9 December 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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23/4/2020 she announced retirement and her pregnancy.[5]
Record
editOlympic Games
edit3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
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2010 Vancouver | 68th | 24th | 36th | – | 16th | — |
2014 Sochi | 6th | 16th | 21st | 8th | Bronze | Silver |
2018 Pyeongchang | 18th | Bronze | 7th | 14th | 12th | 8th |
World Championships
edit2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2008 Östersund | 14th | 57th | DNS | — | 16th | 12th |
2009 Pyeongchang | 5th | 18th | 10th | 12th | 10th | — |
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 8th | 55th | 34th | 30th | 11th | 11th |
2012 Ruhpolding | 15th | 25th | 18th | 14th | 10th | 8th |
2013 Nové Město | 14th | 10th | 8th | 19th | 10th | Bronze |
2015 Kontiolahti | 8th | 15th | 11th | 29th | 8th | Gold |
2016 Oslo | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 6th |
2017 Hochfilzen | 50th | 68th | — | — | 4th | — |
2019 Östersund | 13th | 38th | 16th | 17th | 15th | 6th |
World Cup
editPodiums
editSeason | Place | Competition | Placement |
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2012–13 | Oberhof | Pursuit | 2nd |
2013–14 | Hochfilzen | Sprint | 2nd |
2013–14 | Ruhpolding | Individual | 3rd |
2014–15 | Östersund | Sprint | 2nd |
2014–15 | Oberhof | Sprint | 1st |
2014–15 | Oberhof | Mass Start | 2nd |
2014–15 | Ruhpolding | Mass Start | 3rd |
2014–15 | Nové Město na Moravě | Sprint | 3rd |
2014–15 | Holmenkollen | Individual | 3rd |
2017–18 | Oberhof | Sprint | 3rd |
2017–18 | Ruhpolding | Mass Start | 3rd |
2017–18 | Antholz | Sprint | 3rd |
2017–18 | Pyeongchang | Sprint (OG) | 3rd |
World Cup Relay
editPodiums
editSeason | Place | Competition | Placement |
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2011–12 | Hochfilzen | Mixed Relay | 2nd |
2012–13 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | 3rd |
2012–13 | Ruhpolding | Relay | 3rd |
2012–13 | Nové Město na Moravě | Mixed Relay (WCH) | 3rd |
2013–14 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | 1st |
2013–14 | Sochi | Mixed Relay (OG) | 2nd |
2014–15 | Hochfilzen | Relay | 3rd |
2014–15 | Oberhof | Relay | 1st |
2014–15 | Ruhpolding | Relay | 1st |
2014–15 | Antholz | Relay | 2nd |
2014–15 | Nové Město na Moravě | Mixed Relay | 2nd |
2014–15 | Holmenkollen | Relay | 1st |
2014–15 | Kontiolahti | Mixed Relay (WCH) | 1st |
2015–16 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | 3rd |
2015–16 | Antholz | Relay | 2nd |
2015–16 | Presque Isle | Relay | 1st |
2018–19 | Oberhof | Relay | 3rd |
World Cup Position
editSeason | Age | Overall | Sprint | Pursuit | Individual | Mass start | ||||||||||
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Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | Races | Points | Position | ||
2007/08 | 19 | 4/26 | 18 | 59th | 3/10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 | 18 | 31st | — | — | — |
2008/09 | 20 | 14/26 | 196 | 36th | 7/10 | 60 | 44th | 3/7 | 53 | 37th | 2/4 | 40 | 33rd | 2/5 | 43 | 34th |
2009/10 | 21 | 8/25 | 53 | 63rd | 4/10 | 36 | 56th | 2/6 | 6 | 71st | 2/4 | 11 | 62nd | — | — | — |
2010/11 | 22 | 19/26 | 139 | 43rd | 9/10 | 50 | 46th | 6/7 | 37 | 45th | 3/4 | 41 | 35th | 1/5 | 11 | 50th |
2011/12 | 23 | 19/26 | 336 | 25th | 8/10 | 133 | 24th | 6/8 | 99 | 24th | 2/3 | 26 | 36th | 3/5 | 78 | 21st |
2012/13 | 24 | 25/26 | 511 | 16th | 10/10 | 159 | 23rd | 7/8 | 196 | 15th | 3/3 | 37 | 27th | 5/5 | 119 | 17th |
2013/14 | 25 | 21/22 | 551 | 9th | 9/9 | 221 | 7th | 8/8 | 216 | 7th | 1/2 | 48 | 13th | 3/3 | 76 | 12th |
2014/15 | 26 | 25/25 | 793 | 4th | 10/10 | 347 | 3rd | 7/7 | 194 | 9th | 3/3 | 122 | 3rd | 5/5 | 139 | 10th |
2015/16 | 27 | 24/24 | 703 | 8th | 9/9 | 238 | 7th | 8/8 | 217 | 8th | 3/3 | 106 | 6th | 5/5 | 142 | 9th |
2016/17 | 28 | 21/26 | 389 | 25th | 8/9 | 111 | 28th | 7/9 | 151 | 22nd | 3/3 | 32 | 34th | 3/5 | 95 | 20th |
2017/18 | 29 | 19/22 | 545 | 8th | 7/8 | 245 | 5th | 6/7 | 149 | 12th | 2/2 | 58 | 7th | 4/5 | 93 | 18th |
2018/19 | 30 | 21/26 | 253 | 30th | 9/9 | 82 | 34th | 7/8 | 113 | 27th | 3/3 | 31 | 36th | 2/5 | 28 | 34th |
2019/20 | 31 | 2/21 | — | — | 1/8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Biathlon World interview
- ^ Prague Monitor Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
- ^ "První medaile pro Česko! Biatlonistka Vítková získala bronz" (in Czech). sport.cz. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Končím, hlásí Vítková. Zdravotní trable? Kdepak, důvod je radostný" (in Czech). sport.cz. April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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