Roman KOUDELKA

Czech Republic

Ski Jumping

Date of Birth: 9 Jul 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TURNOV

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Residence: LOMNICE NAD POPELKOU

Residence Country:

Czech Republic

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Ski Jumping	Men's Normal Hill Individual	18
	Men's Large Hill Individual	41
	Men's Team CZE Czech Republic	9
	Mixed Team CZE Czech Republic	7

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Mixed Team Final Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Qualification Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Large Hill Individual 1st Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Team Trial Round for Competition	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Men's Team 1st Round	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Four Hill Tournament
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Large Hill	2019	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	253.8
4	Large Hill	2008	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	256.7
5	Large Hill	2012	Innsbruck, AUT	239.5
6	Large Hill	2019	Bischofshofen, AUT	259.7
6	Large Hill	2012	Bischofshofen, AUT	124.0
7	Large Hill	2015	Oberstdorf, GER	265.3
7	Large Hill	2012	Oberstdorf, GER	255.6
8	Large Hill	2020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	267.3
8	Large Hill	2016	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	241.0
8	Large Hill	2012	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	262.1
9	Large Hill	2019	Innsbruck, AUT	228.4
10	Large Hill	2015	Innsbruck, AUT	248.6
11	Large Hill	2019	Oberstdorf, GER	264.4
11	Large Hill	2015	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	257.1
11	Large Hill	2008	Bischofshofen, AUT	225.8
13	Large Hill	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	231.3
13	Large Hill	2015	Bischofshofen, AUT	242.4
13	Large Hill	2009	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	223.8
14	Large Hill	2016	Bischofshofen, AUT	244.5
15	Large Hill	2007	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	119.8
16	Large Hill	2020	Innsbruck, AUT	228.9
16	Large Hill	2011	Innsbruck, AUT	231.9
16	Large Hill	2008	Oberstdorf, GER	247.5
17	Large Hill	2017	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	253.0
17	Large Hill	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	123.8
18	Large Hill	2013	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	250.8
19	Large Hill	2009	Innsbruck, AUT	224.7
22	Large Hill	2009	Bischofshofen, AUT	233.2
23	Large Hill	2020	Bischofshofen, AUT	248.1
24	Large Hill	2016	Oberstdorf, GER	246.3
25	Large Hill	2011	Bischofshofen, AUT	216.2
26	Large Hill	2020	Oberstdorf, GER	247.7
26	Large Hill	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	98.8
26	Large Hill	2009	Oberstdorf, GER	232.2
29	Large Hill	2013	Oberstdorf, GER	228.2
30	Large Hill	2018	Oberstdorf, GER	209.6
30	Large Hill	2008	Bischofshofen, AUT	202.4
30	Large Hill	2007	Oberstdorf, GER	215.8
32	Large Hill	2017	Bischofshofen, AUT	109.9
37	Large Hill	2022	Bischofshofen, AUT	114.2
37	Large Hill	2018	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	104.8
37	Large Hill	2017	Oberstdorf, GER	115.7
40	Large Hill	2013	Innsbruck, AUT	99.1
56	Large Hill	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	94.7

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Normal Hill	2015	Falun, SWE	242.7
5	Large Hill Team	2009	Liberec, CZE	963.3
7	Large Hill Team	2017	Lahti, FIN	922.7
7	Large Hill Team	2013	Predazzo, ITA	1022.1
7	Normal Hill Team	2011	Oslo, NOR	917.9
8	Large Hill Team	2019	Seefeld, AUT	818.4
8	Large Hill	2015	Falun, SWE	233.6
8	Large Hill Team	2015	Falun, SWE	692.0
8	Large Hill Team	2011	Oslo, NOR	387.7
9	Normal Hill Team	2019	Seefeld, AUT	374.4
9	Normal Hill Team	2017	Lahti, FIN	403.3
9	Large Hill	2009	Liberec, CZE	131.4
9	Normal Hill	2009	Liberec, CZE	258.5
9	Large Hill Team	2007	Sapporo, JPN	373.8
14	Normal Hill	2017	Lahti, FIN	244.7
15	Normal Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	202.5
22	Large Hill	2019	Seefeld, AUT	220.1
22	Large Hill	2011	Oslo, NOR	231.8
25	Normal Hill	2007	Sapporo, JPN	216.5
25	Large Hill	2007	Sapporo, JPN	198.0
29	Normal Hill	2013	Predazzo, ITA	213.3
30	Large Hill	2013	Predazzo, ITA	250.5
35	Normal Hill	2011	Oslo, NOR	99.2

World Cup Rankings Overview
Season	Overall
2021/2022	67
2019/2020	26
2018/2019	14

Best Performance per Season in World Cup Events from 2018/2019
Season	Normal Hill	Large Hill	Flying Hill	Large Hill Team	Flying Hill Team
2021/2022		1 x 27th		1 x 8th
2020/2021		1 x 66th
2019/2020	1 x 11th	1 x 6th	1 x 25th	1 x 7th
2018/2019		1 x 4th	1 x 12th	1 x 6th	1 x 10th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
8	Large Hill Team	2021/2022	Zakopane, POL	805.9
27	Large Hill	2021/2022	Titisee-Neustadt, GER	210.8
34	Large Hill	2021/2022	Engelberg, SUI	117.3
46	Large Hill	2021/2022	Engelberg, SUI	95.1
50	Large Hill	2021/2022	Titisee-Neustadt, GER	79.1
50	Large Hill	2021/2022	Zakopane, POL	80.8
57	Large Hill	2021/2022	Four Hills Tournament, FIS	114.2

Hobbies:

Golf, football. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Went to sport high school in Jilemnice. Plans to become a ski jumping coach after his jumping career. ( (Facebook; Athlete, Jul 2021)

Family:

Wife, Andrea (married 29 Aug 2015). Has two children. Father, Roman Koudelka. Mother, Simona Koudelkova. Sister, Simona.

Languages spoken:

Czech, English, German

Club name:

LSK Lomnice nad Popelkou

Coach:

Team: Vasja Bajc (SLO)
Personal: Lubos Plechac (CZE)
Ski: BWT

Debut:

2004 Continental Cup in Velenje (Normal hill - 58th)
2006 World Cup in Ruka (Large hill - 31st)

Injuries:

January 2021: knee surgery (skispringen.com)

National team:

2004

Ambition:

Prefers to keep his goals to himself, career goal is to become Olympic champion. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Memorable:

2007 Junior world champion, five wins in the World Cup, four of them in the 2014/1 and , one in 2015/16. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Influence:

Ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN), three-time Olympic medallist (two gold and one silver) in front of his home crowd at Nagano 1998, two-time World champion, and the only ski jumper, who showed a perfect jump (20 points by all five judges) in more than one competition (four times). (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Ritual:

"I have a lot of them, but they are secret." (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Three-time Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018) with three top-10 results with the team. Individual best is 12th (normal hill) at Vancouver 2010.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Competed at seven World Championships (2007-19), with a best result of fourth (normal hill) in 2015 and fifth with the team in 2009.

Four sixth places at theSki Flying Championships, three times with the team (2008, 2012, 2016) and one individual (2014).

2007 Junior World normal hill champion.

WORLD CUP
11 World Cup podiums, 10 of them on large hills. His first was in 2014 in Klingenthal (large hill), and last in March 2016 in Wisla (large hill). His best season was 2014/15 when he was ranked seventh in the overall World Cup.

FOUR HILLS TOURNAMENT
Finished overall fifth in 2011/12 and in 2018/19. In 2021/22, he was just coming back from an injury break and qualified for the main event in the last leg of the tournament.

SEASON 2021/22
After knee surgery in early 2021, he missed the summer season, came back at the Continental Cup in December 2021 and in the World Cup in Engelberg. Has not made it back into the point ranks yet.

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