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Zdeněk Vítek
Personal information
Full name	Zdeněk Vítek
Born	25 July 1977 (age 47); Vrchlabí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SKP Jablonec
World Cup debut	9 February 1997
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	15 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories	1
All victories	3
Individual podiums	5
All podiums	10
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Czech Republic
World Championships

Zdeněk Vítek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛɡ ˈviːtɛk]) (born 25 July 1977) is a Czech former biathlete. Vítek retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. In May 2014, he was named as the head coach for the Czech Republic's women's biathlon team.^[1] After four years in this role, in June 2018 Vitek became head coach of the Czech men's team.^[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[3]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1998 Nagano	—	51st	—	—	14th
2002 Salt Lake City	57th	14th	17th	—	5th
2006 Turin	22nd	10th	16th	22nd	6th
2010 Vancouver	67th	28th	38th	—	7th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	—	—	—	—	15th	—
1998 Pokljuka	—	—	43rd	—	19th	—	—
1999 Kontiolahti	50th	23rd	45th	—	—	15th	—
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	23rd	36th	35th	—	—	7th	—
2001 Pokljuka	26th	23rd	10th	24th	—	14th	—
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	—	—	—	27th	—	—	—
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	—	Bronze	DNF	7th	—	6th	—
2005 Hochfilzen	—	62nd	—	—	—	11th	—
2006 Pokljuka	—	—	—	—	—	—	17th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	54th	—	—	—	—	5th	8th
2008 Östersund	7th	23rd	16th	—	—	7th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	29th	48th	28th	—	—	10th	17th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	28th	40th	39th	—	—	10th	11th
2012 Ruhpolding	—	64th	—	—	—	9th	—
2013 Nové Město	67th	24th	46th	—	—	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2000–01 1 victory (1 In)	30 November 2000	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

^ Kokesh, Jerry (28 May 2014). "Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ "Coaching Carousel, Gala Evening, and New Stadium in Czech Republic". International Biathlon Union. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Zdeněk Vítek". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

Zdeněk Vítek at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
Zdeněk Vítek at IBU BiathlonResults.com
Zdeněk Vítek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] Kokesh, Jerry (28 May 2014). "Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[2] "Coaching Carousel, Gala Evening, and New Stadium in Czech Republic". International Biathlon Union. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[IBUprofile-3] "Zdeněk Vítek". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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