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Vladimír Podzimek

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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
Starts45
Podiums2
Wins1
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Engelberg Team large hill
Updated on 10 February 2016.

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

Career

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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.[2]

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

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Standings

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 Season  Overall 4H SF
1983/84 14 53 N/A
1984/85 43 N/A
1986/87 23 64 N/A
1988/89 52 N/A
1989/90 38 40 N/A
1990/91

Wins

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No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1983/84 11 March 1984   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken K105 LH

References

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  1. ^ a b Cibula, Václav (2011-03-23). "Podzimek porazil svět, ale nevěru vyřešil sebevraždou". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimír Podzimek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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