Vladimír Podzimek
| Vladimír Podzimek | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |
 Czechoslovakia | |||||||||
| Born |
12 May 1965 Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||
| Died |
17 May 1994 (aged 29) Jilemnice, Czech Republic | |||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||
| Seasons |
1984–1985 1987 1989–1991 | |||||||||
| Individual wins | 1 | |||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | |||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 45 | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016. | ||||||||||
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Vladimír Podzimek (12 May 1965 – 17 May 1994)[1] was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper.
Career
He earned a bronze medal in the Team large hill event at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg.
Podzimek's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the individual large hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also finished 4th in the 1986 Ski-flying World Championships.
Podzimek's only individual victory came at the 1984 Holmenkollen ski festival, the only Czechoslovak ski jumper to do so.
Podzimek committed suicide by hanging on 17 May 1994.[1]
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | SF | 4H |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983/84 | 14 | N/A | 53 |
| 1984/85 | 43 | N/A | – |
| 1986/87 | 23 | N/A | 64 |
| 1988/89 | 52 | N/A | – |
| 1989/90 | 38 | N/A | 40 |
| 1990/91 | – | – | – |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983/84 | 11 Mar 1984 |  Oslo | Holmenkollbakken K-105 | LH |
References
- 1 2 Cibula, Václav (2011-03-23). "Podzimek porazil svět, ale nevěru vyřešil sebevraždou". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 2013-02-07.
External links
- Vladimír Podzimek at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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