Veronika Vítková

Veronika Vítková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛronɪka ˈviːtkovaː]; born on 9 December 1988) is a Czech biathlete. She comes from a family of skiers and switched from cross-country to biathlon at age 10.[1] She competed for the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, together with Ondřej Moravec, Jaroslav Soukup and Gabriela Soukalová, she won a silver medal in the Mixed relay.[3] At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won the bronze medal in the 7.5 km sprint event.[4]

Veronika Vítková
Born	(1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup career
Individual wins	1
Indiv. podiums	9
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Mixed relay 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint World Championships 2015 Kontiolahti Mixed relay 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay

23/4/2020 she announced retirement and her pregnancy.[5]

Record

[6]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2010 Vancouver	68th	24th	36th	–	16th	N/A
2014 Sochi	6th	16th	21st	9th	4th	Silver
2018 Pyeongchang	18th	Bronze	7th	14th	12th	8th

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2008 Östersund	14th	57th	DNS	—	16th	12th
2009 Pyeongchang	5th	18th	10th	12th	10th	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	8th	55th	34th	30th	11th	11th
2012 Ruhpolding	15th	25th	18th	14th	10th	8th
2013 Nové Město	14th	10th	8th	19th	10st	Bronze
2015 Kontiolahti	8th	15th	11th	29th	10th	Gold
2016 Oslo	4th	7th	8th	6th	6th	6th
2017 Hochfilzen	50th	68th	—	—	4th	—
2019 Östersund	13th	38th	16th	17th	15th	6th

World Cup

Podiums

Season	Place	Competition	Placement
2012–13	Oberhof	Pursuit	2nd
2013–14	Hochfilzen	Sprint	2nd
2013–14	Ruhpolding	Individual	3rd
2014–15	Östersund	Sprint	2nd
2014–15	Oberhof	Sprint	1st
2014–15	Oberhof	Mass Start	2nd
2014–15	Ruhpolding	Mass Start	3rd
2017–18	Oberhof	Sprint	3rd
2017–18	Ruhpolding	Mass Start	3rd
2017–18	Antholz	Sprint	3rd

References

1. Biathlon World interview
2. Prague Monitor Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
3. IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
4. "První medaile pro Česko! Biatlonistka Vítková získala bronz" (in Czech). sport.cz. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
5. https://www.sport.cz/ostatni/biatlon/clanek/1360200-koncim-hlasi-vitkova-zdravotni-trable-kdepak-duvod-je-radostny.html
6. International Biathlon Union – Veronika Vítková

External links

• Official website