Vladimír Podzimek

Vladimír Podzimek (12 May 1965 17 May 1994)[1] was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper.

Vladimír Podzimek
Country Czechoslovakia
Born(1965-05-12)12 May 1965
Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia
Died17 May 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 29)
Jilemnice, Czech Republic
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
World Cup career
Seasons19841985
1987
19891991
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums2
Indiv. starts45
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 EngelbergTeam LH
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

He earned a bronze medal in the Team large hill event at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg.

Podzimek's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the individual large hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also finished 4th in the 1986 Ski-flying World Championships.

Podzimek's only individual victory came at the 1984 Holmenkollen ski festival, the only Czechoslovak ski jumper to do so.

Podzimek committed suicide by hanging on 17 May 1994.[1]

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H SF
1983/84 1453N/A
1984/85 43N/A
1986/87 2364N/A
1988/89 52N/A
1989/90 3840N/A
1990/91

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1983/8411 March 1984  Norway OsloHolmenkollbakken K105LH

References

  1. Cibula, Václav (2011-03-23). "Podzimek porazil svět, ale nevěru vyřešil sebevraždou". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 2013-02-07.
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