Juraj Mokráš (born 28 December 1990) is a Slovak bobsledder.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovakian |
| Born | 28 December 1990 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia[1] |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport |  Bobsleigh |
Early life
editPrior to his bobsleigh career, Mokráš was a track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] He was introduced to bobsleigh by his friend who watched 2010 Winter Olympics. Mokráš took the sport as a possible opportunity in a sport in which he could establish himself at the top level.[3]
Career
editMokráš made his bobsleigh debut during the 2010–11 Bobsleigh World Cup at the Utah Olympic Park Track, where he teamed up with Milan Jagnešák in the two-man category. They finished eleventh place in the first round and improved to ninth place.[4]
At the 2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup, Mokráš formed a partnership with Róbert Chorvát in the two-man bobsleigh category.[5] They later teamed up with Milan Jagnešák and Martin Tešovič in the four-man category, finishing 18th place.[6] However, the quartet dropped to 20th place in the fourth round.[7]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Mokráš teamed up with Jagnešák, Petr Narovec, and Lukáš Kožienka in the four-man bobsleigh category. They finished 25th place and did not advance to the final race.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Juraj Mokráš | Slovenský bobista z Považskej Bystrice". sportweb.pravda.sk (in Slovak). Pravda. 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Na MSJ slovenská sedmička, tentoraz bez medailových ambícií". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 24 June 2008.
- ^ Mičúch, Peter (25 January 2022). "Obrovskou rýchlosťou v ľadovom koryte. Mokráš bol v Soči". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
- ^ "Bobista Jagnešák sa predstavil na Americkom pohári v premiére s Mokrášom". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Mokrášov európsky debut". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Mokráš prispel k bodovému zisku štvorbobov". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Mokráš sa v štvorboboch dostal do európskej dvadsiatky". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Bobisti nepostúpili do finálovej jazdy, skončili na 25. mieste". SME (in Slovak). 23 February 2014.
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