Zdeněk Vítek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛɡ ˈviːtɛk]) (born 25 July 1977) is a Czech former biathlete. Vítek retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. In May 2014, he was named as the head coach for the Czech Republic's women's biathlon team.[1] After four years in this role, in June 2018 Vitek became head coach of the Czech men's team.[2]

Zdeněk Vítek
Personal information
Full nameZdeněk Vítek
Born (1977-07-25) 25 July 1977 (age 47)
Vrchlabí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSKP Jablonec
World Cup debut9 February 1997
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams15 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories1
All victories3
Individual podiums5
All podiums10
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
  1998 Nagano 51st 14th
  2002 Salt Lake City 57th 14th 17th 5th
  2006 Turin 22nd 10th 16th 22nd 6th
  2010 Vancouver 67th 28th 38th 7th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

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1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15th
  1998 Pokljuka 43rd 19th
  1999 Kontiolahti 50th 23rd 45th 15th
  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 23rd 36th 35th 7th
  2001 Pokljuka 26th 23rd 10th 24th 14th
  2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 27th
  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk Bronze DNF 7th 6th
  2005 Hochfilzen 62nd 11th
  2006 Pokljuka 17th
  2007 Antholz-Anterselva 54th 5th 8th
  2008 Östersund 7th 23rd 16th 7th
  2009 Pyeongchang 29th 48th 28th 10th 17th
  2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 28th 40th 39th 10th 11th
  2012 Ruhpolding 64th 9th
  2013 Nové Město 67th 24th 46th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories

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1 victory (1 In)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2000–01
1 victory
(1 In)
30 November 2000   Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

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  1. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (28 May 2014). "Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Coaching Carousel, Gala Evening, and New Stadium in Czech Republic". International Biathlon Union. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Zdeněk Vítek". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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