Marketa DAVIDOVA

Czech Republic

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 3 Jan 1997

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: JABLONEC NAD NISOU

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Residence: JANOV NAD NISOU

Residence Country:

Czech Republic

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 15km Individual	6
	Women's 7.5km Sprint	41
	Women's 10km Pursuit	28
	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	4
	Women's 4x6km Relay CZE Czech Republic	8
	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M) CZE Czech Republic	12

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 15km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 10km Pursuit	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
12	Women's 4 × 6 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
15	Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
18	Women's 12.5 kilometres Mass Start	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
25	Women's 10 kilometres Pursuit	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
57	Women's 15 kilometres	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's 15km Individual	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
3	Mixed Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
4	Women's 4x6km Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
6	Mixed Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
7	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2019	Oestersund, SWE
8	Women's 15km Individual	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
10	Women's 4x6km Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
11	Mixed Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
13	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
13	Women's 10km Pursuit	2019	Oestersund, SWE
14	Single Mixed Relay	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
15	Women's 4x6km Relay	2019	Oestersund, SWE
16	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	2019	Oestersund, SWE
20	Women's 12.5km Mass Start	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
25	Women's 10km Pursuit	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
32	Women's 10km Pursuit	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
37	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2020	Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
43	Women's 15km Individual	2019	Oestersund, SWE
44	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2021	Pokljuka, SLO

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women's 10km Pursuit	2018	Otepaa, EST
2	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2018	Otepaa, EST
14	Women's 12.5km Individual	2018	Otepaa, EST

World Cup
Rank	Event	Season
3	Women's Individual	2018/19
5	Women's Individual	2020/21
8	Women's Sprint	2019/20
9	Women's Mass Start	2020/21
11	Women's Sprint	2020/21
11	Women's Total	2020/21
14	Women's Pursuit	2020/21
14	Women's Individual	2019/20
14	Women's Total	2019/20
16	Women's Mass Start	2019/20
16	Women's Mass Start	2018/19
21	Women's Total	2018/19
22	Women's Pursuit	2019/20
24	Women's Sprint	2018/19
32	Women's Pursuit	2018/19
72	Women's Sprint	2016/17
82	Women's Pursuit	2017/18
84	Women's Sprint	2017/18
91	Women's Total	2017/18
92	Women's Total	2016/17

Nickname:

Makula

Hobbies:

Horse riding

Occupation:

Athlete, Sport instructor

Education:

Graduated in 2021 from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, with a Masters Degree in Reproductive Biotechnology and Animal Nutrition and Dietetics

Languages spoken:

Czech, English

Club name:

SK Kornspitz Jablonec

Coach:

National: Egil Gjelland (NOR)

Debut:

2016 in IBU Cup in Beitostolen (Sprint - 23rd, 1st)
2016 in World Cup in Nove Mesto (Sprint - 68th)

National team:

2014

Start:

Tried cross-country skiing before she could walk. Switched to biathlon in 2010 in Janov nad Nisau. (aktualne.cz, 7 Aug 2017; tyden.cz, 5 Feb 2017)

Reason:

Training three times a week in cross-country skiing was not enough for her, so she looked to add something new. Had many friends doing biathlon, so decided to start training in biathlon as well. (aktualne.cz, 7 Aug 2017; czu.cz, 7 Mar 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold in individual at the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka: “It's so great to win, I'm over the moon. I have no idea how I got all 20 hits. I guess it was luck." (biathlonworld.com, 16 Feb 2021)

Hero:

Eight-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist and 20-times world champion, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR). (NOC Media Guide, 2018)

Philosophy:

"One mistake needs to be repeated several times to make sure it's really a mistake." (biatlon.cz, 13 Dec 2020)

Award:

Czech Biathlete of the Year (2019, 2020)

General Interest

POST-CAREER PLANS
Planning to retire after the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. In 2019, she was accepted to a six-year course at the Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University in Brno, but she deferred her studies due to focus on biathlon. She must resume her studies by 2022.

RIFLE
Her rifle features a unicorn sticker. (IBU TV YouTube, 5 Mar 2020)

FAMILY
Mother played volleyball, while her father played basketball.

PARTNER
Dating former Czech cross-country skier Tomas Posepny.

Milestones

Youngest Czech biathlete at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games (21 years 38 days).

Only Czech athlete to win a medal at the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka, becoming the third Czech woman to win an individual gold medal (after Katerina Holubcova and Gabriela Koukalova). Won the individual 27.9 seconds ahead of Hanna Oeberg (SWE), after a perfect shooting performance.

First World Cup podium was a third-place at the Pokljuka individual in December 2018, with her first win a month later at the Antholz sprint, holding off Kaisa Makarainen (FIN) by 1.7 seconds after hitting all 10 shots. Finished the 2018/19 season a career-high third in the indivdual.

Four-time Youth/Junior World Championship medallist, with one gold (pursuit 2018), two silver (sprint 2018, relay 2016) and one bronze (individual 2016). Added three medals at the 2017 Junior European Championships with two gold (sprint, pursuit) and a bronze (individual).

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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