VRASTIL Miroslav

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1982

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: OLOMOUC

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Place of residence : OLOMOUC

Residence Country:

Czech Republic

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls CZE Czech Republic	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Heat 2 #41	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 1 #91	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final A #115	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	L4-
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	12
2012	London, GBR	11

World Championships

Year	Location	L2x	L4-	L2-
2019	Linz, AUT	10	-	-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	7	-	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	7	-	-
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	10	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	-	4
2013	Chungju, KOR	-	11	-
2011	Bled, SLO	-	8	-
2009	Poznan, POL	-	8	-
2007	Munich, GER	-	15	-

World Championships Non-Olympic Events

Year	Location	L2-	L4x
2012	Plovdiv, BUL	7	-
2008	Linz, AUT	-	4

European Championships

Year	Location	L2x
2021	Varese, ITA	4
2019	Lucerne, SUI	11
2018	Glasgow, GBR	12
2017	Racice, CZE	7

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Lightweight Double Sculls	2017	Belgrade, SRB	6:26.27
6	Lightweight Double Sculls	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:21.34
7	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:20.67
8	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Lucerne, SUI	6:25.46

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Mireczek (idnes.cz, 03 Jan 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Fitness Instructor

Sport Studies - Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic

One child [2020]

Languages spoken:

ASC Dukla Prague [Czech Republic]

Jakub Makovicka [national], CZE

Sporting relatives:

His father Miroslav Vrastil Sr. represented Czechoslovakia in rowing at the Olympic Games in 1972, 1976 and 1980. He has also competed at the 2017 World Ironman Championships in Kailua-Kona, HI, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jul 2021; werow.co.uk, 11 Oct 2017)

Other sports:

He competed at the 2017 World Ironman Championships in Kailua-Kona, HI, United States of America. (werow.co.uk, 11 Oct 2017; svatebnisalonmona.cz, 13 Feb 2016)

He took up rowing in 1993 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Before that, he played football, handball, and baseball. (veslo.cz, 27 Jun 2014; NOC, 19 Jul 2012)

He began rowing secretly, against his father's wishes. (veslo.cz, 27 Jun 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. (idnes.cz, 09 Jun 2021)

Danish rower Eskild Ebbesen, and his father. (NOC, 19 Jul 2012)

Philosophy:

"Nothing is impossible, you just need to want it and strive for it." (idnes.cz, 03 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
BOAT SWITCH
He competed in the lightweight four boat at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, but he switched to lightweight double sculls after the lightweight four was removed from the Olympic programme at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "I've only ridden one oar my whole life, so [changing to sculls] wasn't easy for me at all. Especially the first year, although it is true that I have been feeling more confident lately. There was nothing else I could do. If I wanted to think about the Olympics, I had to learn with two oars. Paradoxically, I like it more now. Life is a change." (idnes.cz, 09 Jun 2021)

OCCUPATION
He is a sports instructor at the ASC Dukla Praha club in the Czech Republic. (Facebook profile, 08 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/miroslav.vrastil.ml
Athlete Website: https://www.miravrastil.cz/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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