Jakub Štvrtecký (born 21 December 1998) is a Czech biathlete. He made his debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 2018.[1]

Jakub Štvrtecký
Štvrtecký in 2023
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 (age 25)
Vsetín, Czech Republic
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lenzerheide 10 km Sprint

Career

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He made his international debut in 2016, at the World Youth Championships in Cheile Gradistei, where his best result was seventh in the sprint. The following season, he claimed a podium finish in the relay at the IBU Junior Cup. In 2018, he was sixth in the individual at the Junior World Championships in Otepää, then, a few months later at the Junior Summer Biathlon World Championships, he won the titles in the sprint and mixed relay.

In 2018–2019, he made his senior debut at the IBU Cup, then at the World Cup in Hochfilzen, before being selected for the World Championships in Östersund.

At the opening 2019-2020 World Cup event, he managed to score points with his 39th-place finish in the Östersund sprint. He then broke into the top thirty at Hochfilzen (29th), before breaking into the top twenty at Le Grand-Bornand, where he finished sixteenth in the sprint. His other highlight of the winter was a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide in the sprint.[2]

In 2024, he won gold at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Otepää.[3]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2022 Beijing 65th 58th 48th 19th

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2019 Östersund 65th
  2020 Antholz-Anterselva 70th 47th 54th 13th
  2021 Pokljuka 78th 67th 13th
  2023 Oberhof 65th 15th 22st 22nd 4th
  2024 Nové Město 63rd 41st 47th

References

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  1. ^ "Jakub Štvrtecký". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ^ "Stříbrný Štvrtecký. Ve sprintu juniorů předvedl bezchybnou střelbu | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje. February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Halberštádt, Karel (August 24, 2024). "Dvě zlata pro český biatlon! Jakub Štvrtecký a Tereza Voborníková ovládli sprinty na letním MS".
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