Michal Krčmář
Michal Krčmář (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxal ˈkr̩tʃmaːr̝̊]; born 23 January 1991) is a Czech biathlete and an Olympic silver medalist in the sprint at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
 Krčmář in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1991 Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SKP Jablonec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skis | Rossignol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifle | Anschütz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (2014, 2018, 2022 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 (2013–2017, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 8 (2013/14–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was a part of the silver junior men's relay at Biathlon Junior World Championships 2012. Since 2013–14 season he has competed regularly at Biathlon World Cup and has amassed 300 World Cup Starts.[1] He has competed at eight World Championships and three Olympic Games, including the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
His father, Daniel, represented Slovakia in biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.[2]
Personal life
In April 2022, his long-time partner Ramona gave birth to their first child Viktor.[3]
He is a follower of football, ice hockey and formula one. He supports the football team AC Sparta Praha.
Career
The 2022-23 season brought the best season for Krčmář in his career. He finished 13th in the overall standings, 9th in the individual, sprint and mass start standings and 14th in the pursuit standings. This included notable results in Pokljuka (5th in the sprint),[4] Ruhpolding (8th in the individual),[5] Östersund (4th in the mass start), and Oslo (10th in the sprint and 9th in the pursuit). The Czech team had their best season for many years as well placing 6th in the nations cup (their best result since the 2015-16 season).[6]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 silver medal)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2014 Sochi |
60th | — | — | — | 11th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
7th | Silver | 30th | 26th | 7th | 8th |
 2022 Beijing |
59th | 16th | 34th | 21st | 19th | 12th |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
1 medal (1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2013 Nové Město |
— | — | — | — | 6th | — | — |
 2015 Kontiolahti |
— | 59th | 47th | — | 6th | — | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen |
5th | 24th | 22nd | 22nd | 5th | 6th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen |
6th | 61st | — | 22nd | 10th | 7th | |
 2019 Östersund |
23rd | 44th | 25th | 28th | 4th | 6th | — |
 2020 Antholz-Anterselva |
23rd | 39th | 27th | — | 13th | Bronze | 14th |
 2021 Pokljuka |
27th | 11th | 22nd | 26th | 13th | 11th | — |
 2023 Oberhof |
8th | 14th | 19th | 27th | 4th | 5th | 14th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
References
- "International Biathlon Union - Athlete profile for Michal KRCMAR". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Robert Sattler: Lyžařský obchod přestal prodávat. Krčmářův otec sledoval synův úspěch i se zákazníky at Lidovky.cz, 12 February 2018
- "Biathlete Michal Krčmář has become a dad! This is my most precious medal, he writes - The Storiest". thestoriest.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- IBU (2023) IBU World Cup Pokljuka Men's 10km Sprint Results [PDF]. 6 January 2023 https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2223/BT/SWRL/CP04/SMSP/C73B_v1.pdf
- IBU (2023) IBU World Cup Ruhpolding Men's 20km Individual Results [PDF]. 11 January 2023 https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2223/BT/SWRL/CP05/SMIN/C73A_v2.pdf
- "International Biathlon Union - Standings". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
External links
- Michal Krčmář at IBU
- Michal Krčmář at FIS (cross-country)
- Michal Krčmář at Olympics.com
- Michal Krčmář at Olympedia
- Michal Krčmář at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)