Veronika Vítková

Veronika Vítková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛronɪka ˈviːtkovaː]; born on 9 December 1988) is a Czech 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]

Veronika Vítková
Born (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988
Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup career
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums9
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
2014 SochiMixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang7.5 km sprint
World Championships
2015 KontiolahtiMixed relay
2013 Nové MěstoMixed relay

23/4/2020 she announced retirement and her pregnancy.[5]

Record

[6]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
2010 Vancouver 68th 24th 36th – 16th N/A
2014 Sochi 6th 16th 21st 9th 4th Silver
2018 Pyeongchang 18th Bronze 7th 14th 12th 8th

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
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 10st Bronze
2015 Kontiolahti 8th 15th 11th 29th 10th Gold
2016 Oslo 4th 7th 8th 6th 6th 6th
2017 Hochfilzen 50th 68th — — 4th —
2019 Östersund 13th 38th 16th 17th 15th 6th

World Cup

Podiums
SeasonPlaceCompetitionPlacement
2012–13 OberhofPursuit2nd
2013–14 HochfilzenSprint2nd
2013–14 RuhpoldingIndividual3rd
2014–15 ÖstersundSprint2nd
2014–15 OberhofSprint1st
2014–15 OberhofMass Start2nd
2014–15 RuhpoldingMass Start3rd
2017–18 OberhofSprint3rd
2017–18 RuhpoldingMass Start3rd
2017–18 AntholzSprint3rd

References
  1. Biathlon World interview
  2. Prague Monitor Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  4. "První medaile pro Česko! Biatlonistka Vítková získala bronz" (in Czech). sport.cz. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  5. https://www.sport.cz/ostatni/biatlon/clanek/1360200-koncim-hlasi-vitkova-zdravotni-trable-kdepak-duvod-je-radostny.html
  6. International Biathlon Union – Veronika Vítková


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