Roman Dostál

Roman Dostál (pronounced [ˈroman ˈdostaːl] (listen); born 13 July 1970) is a former Czech biathlete. He became a Biathlon World Champion on the 20 km in 2005. The victory itself was very surprising because he has never managed to come among the top three in any World Cup competition. Dostál retired after the 2009–10 season.

Roman Dostál
Personal information
Full nameRoman Dostál
Nickname(s)Bobek
Born (1970-07-13) 13 July 1970
Ústí nad Orlicí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSKP Jablonex
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams15 (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons20 (1990/91–2009/10)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums2

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
2002 Salt Lake City 36th 34th 44th N/A 5th
2006 Turin 30th 42nd 29th 23rd 6th
2010 Vancouver 35th — — — 7th
*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1991 Lahti 32nd 45th N/A N/A — — N/A
1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A N/A N/A 11th N/A N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva — 64th N/A N/A Silver — N/A
1996 Ruhpolding 27th 22nd N/A N/A 7th 12th N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 71st 72nd — N/A 9th — N/A
1999 Kontiolahti DNS — — — N/A 15th N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 57th 74th — — N/A 7th N/A
2001 Pokljuka — 48th 45th — N/A 14th N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 24th 13th 23rd 5th N/A 6th N/A
2004 Oberhof 13th 38th 20th 13th N/A 8th N/A
2005 Hochfilzen Gold 28th 15th 12th N/A 11th 4th
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva — 50th 40th — N/A 5th —
2008 Östersund 53rd 36th 33rd — N/A — —
2009 Pyeongchang 15th — — — N/A 10th 17th
*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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2004–05
1 victory
(1 In)		9 March 2005 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. "Roman Dostál". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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