Veronika Vítková

Veronika Vítková
Personal information
Born (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988
Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 4 x 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canmore 3 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2008 Ruhpolding 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2009 Canmore 10 km pursuit
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Presque Isle 10 km individual

Veronika Vítková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛronɪka ˈviːtkovaː]; born on 9 December 1988) is a Czech former biathlete. She comes from a family of skiers and switched from cross-country to biathlon at age 10.[1] She competed for the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, together with Ondřej Moravec, Jaroslav Soukup and Gabriela Soukalová, she won a silver medal in the Mixed relay.[3] At the 2018 Winter Olympics she won the bronze medal in the 7.5 km sprint event.[4]

23/4/2020 she announced retirement and her pregnancy.[5]

Record

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 68th 24th 36th – 16th —
Russia 2014 Sochi 6th 16th 21st 8th Bronze Silver
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 18th Bronze 7th 14th 12th 8th

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Sweden 2008 Östersund 14th 57th DNS — 16th 12th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 5th 18th 10th 12th 10th —
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 8th 55th 34th 30th 11th 11th
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 15th 25th 18th 14th 10th 8th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 14th 10th 8th 19th 10th Bronze
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 8th 15th 11th 29th 8th Gold
Norway 2016 Oslo 4th 7th 8th 6th 6th 6th
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 50th 68th — — 4th —
Sweden 2019 Östersund 13th 38th 16th 17th 15th 6th

World Cup

Podiums

Season Place Competition Placement
2012–13 Germany Oberhof Pursuit 2nd
2013–14 Austria Hochfilzen Sprint 2nd
2013–14 Germany Ruhpolding Individual 3rd
2014–15 Sweden Östersund Sprint 2nd
2014–15 Germany Oberhof Sprint 1st
2014–15 Germany Oberhof Mass Start 2nd
2014–15 Germany Ruhpolding Mass Start 3rd
2014–15 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Sprint 3rd
2014–15 Norway Holmenkollen Individual 3rd
2017–18 Germany Oberhof Sprint 3rd
2017–18 Germany Ruhpolding Mass Start 3rd
2017–18 Italy Antholz Sprint 3rd
2017–18 South Korea Pyeongchang Sprint (OG) 3rd

World Cup Relay

Podiums

Season Place Competition Placement
2011–12 Austria Hochfilzen Mixed Relay 2nd
2012–13 Sweden Östersund Mixed Relay 3rd
2012–13 Germany Ruhpolding Relay 3rd
2012–13 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Mixed Relay (WCH) 3rd
2013–14 Sweden Östersund Mixed Relay 1st
2013–14 Russia Sochi Mixed Relay (OG) 2nd
2014–15 Austria Hochfilzen Relay 3rd
2014–15 Germany Oberhof Relay 1st
2014–15 Germany Ruhpolding Relay 1st
2014–15 Italy Antholz Relay 2nd
2014–15 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Mixed Relay 2nd
2014–15 Norway Holmenkollen Relay 1st
2014–15 Finland Kontiolahti Mixed Relay (WCH) 1st
2015–16 Sweden Östersund Mixed Relay 3rd
2015–16 Italy Antholz Relay 2nd
2015–16 United States Presque Isle Relay 1st
2018–19 Germany Oberhof Relay 3rd

World Cup Position

Season Age Overall Sprint Pursuit Individual Mass start
Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position
2007/08 19 4/26 18 59th 3/10 — — — — — 1/3 18 31st — — —
2008/09 20 14/26 196 36th 7/10 60 44th 3/7 53 37th 2/4 40 33rd 2/5 43 34th
2009/10 21 8/25 53 63rd 4/10 36 56th 2/6 6 71st 2/4 11 62nd — — —
2010/11 22 19/26 139 43rd 9/10 50 46th 6/7 37 45th 3/4 41 35th 1/5 11 50th
2011/12 23 19/26 336 25th 8/10 133 24th 6/8 99 24th 2/3 26 36th 3/5 78 21st
2012/13 24 25/26 511 16th 10/10 159 23rd 7/8 196 15th 3/3 37 27th 5/5 119 17th
2013/14 25 21/22 551 9th 9/9 221 7th 8/8 216 7th 1/2 48 13th 3/3 76 12th
2014/15 26 25/25 793 4th 10/10 347 3rd 7/7 194 9th 3/3 122 3rd 5/5 139 10th
2015/16 27 24/24 703 8th 9/9 238 7th 8/8 217 8th 3/3 106 6th 5/5 142 9th
2016/17 28 21/26 389 25th 8/9 111 28th 7/9 151 22nd 3/3 32 34th 3/5 95 20th
2017/18 29 19/22 545 8th 7/8 245 5th 6/7 149 12th 2/2 58 7th 4/5 93 18th
2018/19 30 21/26 253 30th 9/9 82 34th 7/8 113 27th 3/3 31 36th 2/5 28 34th
2019/20 31 2/21 — — 1/8 — — — — — 1/3 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Biathlon World interview
  2. ^ Prague Monitor Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ IBU - Mixed Relay Sochi 2014 IBU. Retrieved 6 March 2014
  4. ^ "První medaile pro Česko! Biatlonistka Vítková získala bronz" (in Czech). sport.cz. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Končím, hlásí Vítková. Zdravotní trable? Kdepak, důvod je radostný" (in Czech). sport.cz. April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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