Jiří Janošek

Jiří Janošek
Personal information
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 27)
Hranice na Moravě, Czech Republic
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
Amateur team
2011 to 2021SDJ Dukla Brno
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Seoul 1 km Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana 1 km Time Trial
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Anadia 1 km Time Trial
Silver medal – second place 2015 Athens Keirin

Jiří Janošek (born 19 February 1997) is a Czech track cyclist. Representing the Czech Republic at international competitions, he competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint event and 1km time trial event.[1]

Career

Janošek made his first appearance at the World championships in 2014 where he won the 1km time trial on the track. A feat he repeated at the European track championships later in the year.

He was named as the best European Young Athlete of 2015.[2] This award came with a €12000 training grant to develop his career.[3]

In 2021 Janošek won the Czech Keirin national championship.[4]

Major results

Sources:[5][6]

2014
1st 1 km Time Trial UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st 1 km Time Trial Junior European Track Championships
2015
1st 1 km Time Trial UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st Keirin, GP Sprint of South Moravia
1st Keirin, Cottbuser SprintCup II
2nd Keirin Junior European Track Championships
2016
2nd Team sprint Under 23 European Track Championships
4th Men's 1 km time trial, 2016 UEC European Track Championships
2019
1st National championships Team sprint
2021
1st National championships Keirin

References

  1. ^ "Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "CZECH TRACK CYCLIST JIRI JANOSEK – 2015 BEST EUROPEAN YOUNG ATHLETE". The European Olympic Committees. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Czech cyclist chosen ahead of four time European Games gold medallist as winner of Piotr Nurowski Prize". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Bábkovu dominanci narušil jen Janošek". Czech Cycling Federation. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Jirí Janošek". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Jiri Janosek". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
Awards
Preceded by Czech Junior Athlete of the Year
2015
(with Ester Ledecká) 		Succeeded by


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