Jiří Magál

Jiří Magál
Jiří Magál in 2007
Country Czech Republic
Born (1977-04-11) 11 April 1977 (age 47)
Chrudim, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Ski clubDukla Liberec
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (1998–2014)
Indiv. starts176
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts36
Team podiums3
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (29th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay

Jiří Magál (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmaɡaːl]; born 11 April 1977 in Chrudim) is a Czech cross-country skier. Magál has appeared in four Winter Olympics and at every World Championship since 1999.

Career

World Championship finishes

Magál's highest finish in the World Championships was in 2003, where he finished in 7th in the team event.

Other events

He made his World Cup debut in the 1998 season in a race in Val di Fiemme, Italy. In World Cups, his highest finish is 3rd, which he achieved in the 2007 season in a race in Gaellivare and the 2008 season in a race in Falun. He has also won the 10 km and pursuit races in the 2009 Slavic Cup in his homeland.

Outside competitions

Magál is a sports instructor by profession, and lives in Krnov. In his free time he enjoys travelling, bowling and films.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 20 — — — 22 47 — 15 —
2002 24 — 29 — 43 19 — 7 —
2006 28 — — 14 — 8 — 9 —
2010 32 — — 38 — 49 — Bronze —
2014 36 — 43 — — 52 — — —

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1999 21 60 — 39 37 — — 8 —
2001 23 — 54 70 — 46 45 — —
2003 25 — 29 23 31 55 — 7 —
2005 27 — 18 18 — 27 — 8 —
2007 29 — 29 15 — — — 8 —
2009 31 — 30 13 — 17 — 11 —
2011 33 — — 39 — 43 — 8 —
2013 35 — 27 30 — 20 — 11 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1998 20 88 — 59 — — — — —
1999 21 NC — NC — NC — — —
2000 22 NC — NC NC NC — — —
2001 23 NC — — — — — — —
2002 24 NC — — — — — — —
2003 25 NC — — — NC — — —
2004 26 50 32 — — — — — —
2005 27 42 24 — — — — — —
2006 28 40 26 — — — — — —
2007 29 29 30 — — NC — 13 —
2008 30 93 58 — — NC — DNF —
2009 31 75 49 — — NC — 36 26
2010 32 114 70 — — NC — 36 —
2011 33 115 65 — — NC 36 — —
2012 34 94 61 — — NC 37 DNF —
2013 35 102 64 — — NC 45 40 —
2014 36 109 65 — — NC 44 32 —

Team podiums

  • 3 podiums – (3 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  2006–07  19 November 2006 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bauer / Koukal / Šperl
2 2007–08 24 February 2008 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jakš / Bauer / Koukal
3  2012–13  20 January 2013 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bauer / Razým / Jakš

References

  1. ^ "Olympic profile". Olympic.cz (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  2. ^ "MAGAL Jiri". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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