Milan Šperl

Milan Šperl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪlan ˈʃpɛrl̩] ; born 26 February 1980 in Karlovy Vary) is a Czech cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000.

Milan Šperl
Milan Šperl in 2010
Country Czech Republic
Born (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980
Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Ski clubDukla Liberec
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (20002010)
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts71
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (73rd in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 SapporoTeam sprint

Professional career

He won a bronze medal in the team sprint (with Dušan Kožíšek) at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Šperl's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a sixth in the 50 km event at Oberstdorf in 2005.

He is also a six times champion of the Czech Republic in individual races (2002 1.8 km sprint,[1] 2003 50 km classical [2] 2004 1.2 km sprint [3] and 50 km freestyle,[4] 2005 2 × 10 km double pursuit,[5] and 2006 10 km freestyle.)[6]

Olympic career

His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 27th in the 50 km event at Turin in 2006. Šperl has a total of eight individual victories at distances up to 15 km since 2002 in FIS races.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
200221455249
2006253527
20102943

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
200322405446
200524596
200726448Bronze
2009285332

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200020NCNC
200121NCNC
200222NCNC
200323NCNC
200424NCNCNC
20052510667NC
2006267751
2007277352NC41
2008288554
20092915192NCDNF45
201030NCNCNC37

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2006–07 19 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBauer / Koukal / Magál
22007–089 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJakš / Bauer / Koukal

References

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