Miroslav Matiaško

Miroslav Matiaško (born 14 July 1982) is a former Slovak biathlete.[1]

Miroslav Matiaško
Matiaško in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMiroslav Matiaško
Born (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982
Handlová, Czechoslovakia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica
World Cup debut20 December 2002
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams12 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 (2002/03–2015/16)
Individual victories0
All victories0
Individual podiums0
All podiums1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Slovakia
Summer World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 4 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Oberhof 4 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nové Město Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Forni Avoltri Mixed relay
Summer European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Brezno-Osrblie Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Brezno-Osrblie Mixed relay
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1999 Poprad-Tatry 20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place2005 Innsbruck 4 x 7,5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kościelisko 15 km individual
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Forni Avoltri 10 km sprint
Junior Summer World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri 6 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2003 Forni Avoltri 3 × 4 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Forni Avoltri 6 km pursuit

Career

Matiaško debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the relay in Brezno-Osrblie on 20 December 2002, and his first individual race was on 18 January 2003 in the 10 km sprint event in Ruhpolding.[1] As of January 2015, he has earned one World Cup podium, in the mixed relay event at Kontiolahti in the 2011–12 season. His best individual performance is a 6th-place finish in the individual at the 2010–11 Pokljuka event.[1]

His best overall finish in the World Cup was in 2010–11, placing 73rd. His best performance at a World Championships is 9th, in the 2008 relay. As an individual, his best performance is 32nd, in the 20 km individual in 2013. He also won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior World Championships, in the individual.[1]

He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Slovakia. As of January 2015, his best finish was 12th, as a member of the Slovak relay team in 2014. His best individual performance was 38th, in the 2006 individual.[2]

Matiaško retired from biathlon after the end of the 2015–16 season.[3]

World Cup podiums
Season[1] Location Event Rank
2011–12KontiolahtiMixed Relay3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "Miroslav Matiaško". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. Sports-Reference Profile
  3. "Miroslav Matiaško". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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