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.
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 Milan Šperl in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1980 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Dukla Liberec | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2000–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (73rd in 2007) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | 45 | 52 | — | 49 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | — | 35 | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | 40 | — | 54 | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | — | 59 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 8 | Bronze |
| 2009 | 28 | — | 53 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2000 | 20 | NC | — | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2002 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 106 | 67 | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | 77 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 73 | 52 | — | — | NC | 41 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 85 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 151 | 92 | — | — | NC | DNF | 45 |
| 2010 | 30 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | 37 | — |
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References
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2002/MCR0316.pdf (in Czech)
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2003/MD030316.pdf (in Czech)
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2004/MD040124.pdf (in Czech)
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2004/MR040314.html (in Czech)
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2005/MD050108.pdf (in Czech)
- http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2006/MD060108.pdf (in Czech)
- "SPERL Milan Jiri". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links
- Milan Sperl at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Official website (in Czech)