Adam VACLAVIK
Czech RepublicEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Biathlon |
Men's 10km Sprint | 59 | |
| Men's 12.5km Pursuit | 44 | ||
| Men's 4x7.5km Relay | 19 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 67 | Men's 20 kilometres | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 73 | Men's 10 kilometres Sprint | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| Youth Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 7 | 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 8 | 7.5 kilometres Sprint | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 12 | Cross-Country / Biathlon Relay | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 12 | 10 kilometres Pursuit | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 34 | Men's 10km Sprint | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 54 | Men's 12.5km Pursuit | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 64 | Men's 10km Sprint | 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, ITA |
| World Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season |
| 54 | Men's Sprint | 2016/17 |
| 60 | Men's Pursuit | 2019/20 |
| 63 | Men's Sprint | 2019/20 |
| 68 | Men's Total | 2016/17 |
| 70 | Men's Total | 2019/20 |
| 70 | Men's Pursuit | 2017/18 |
| 70 | Men's Pursuit | 2016/17 |
| 91 | Men's Total | 2017/18 |
Family, music, friends, books
Athlete, Student, Sport instructor
Studies physical education and coaching at Masaryk University in Brno. Title of bachelor thesis: "Training in biathlon shooting techniques, dry shooting."
Sister, Kristyna (married to biathlete Zdenek Vitek).
Czech, English, German
SKP Kornspitz Jablonec
National: Ondrej Rybar (CZE)
Personal: Vlastimil Vavra (CZE)
Brother-in-law Zdenek Vitek (Biathlon): Four-time Czech Olympian (1998-2010), with one top-10 individual result. Won sprint bronze at the 2003 World Championships. One individual and one relay victory in World Cup. Later coach of the Czech national team.
2013 IBU Cup in Obertilliach (Sprint - 29th, Pursuit - 36th, Relay - 14th)
2016 World Cup in Ruhpolding (Sprint - 75th, Individual - 41st)
August 2017: Broke his right fibula during training. Underwent surgery and returned to skiing in October.
2011
Began cross-country skiing and biathlon in 2007 in his hometown of Jilemnice. Focused on biathlon in 2009.
Followed his brother-in-law Zdenek Vitek into the sport. "I liked to watch biathlon on TV, so I joined a biathlon club in my hometown Jilemnice." (Athlete, 5 Feb 2018)
"Succeed at the Winter Olympics." (biatlon.cz, 2022)
Bringing the relay to 10th place, running the anchor leg at the 2018 Oslo World Cup. "I don't think anyone expected us to get in front of the Ukrainians in the Nations Cup. After all, it took me a while to look at the scoreboard to realize what I did." (sport.aktualne.cz, 19 Mar 2018)
Sprinter Usain Bolt (JAM), eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 11-time world champion.
Cross-country skier Petter Northug (NOR), two-time Olympic gold medallist and 13-time world champion.
Gymnast Vera Caslavska (CZE), seven-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion. (olympijskytym.cz, 2022)
"Don't forget the joy." (olympijskytym.cz, 2022)
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