Martin Koukal

Martin Koukal
Martin Koukal in January, 2010
Country Czech Republic
Born (1978-09-25) 25 September 1978 (age 46)
Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Ski clubDukla Liberec
World Cup career
Seasons19972011
Indiv. starts171
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins0
Team starts41
Team podiums4
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 2003)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Val di Fiemme 50 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Pontresina 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Canmore 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Pontresina 10 km freestyle

Martin Koukal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈkoukal]) (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km (2003[1]) and a bronze in the team sprint (2005). Koukal's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a seventh in the 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006. He also won eight other events in his career from 1998 to 2005 in distances up to 15 km. He has some mountaineering successes, like his Cho Oyu, Huascarán and Kangchenjunga expeditions. His younger brother, Petr, plays ice hockey for HC Pardubice in Czech Extraliga and in 2010 also became world champion of his own.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medals – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1998 19 35 37 15
2002 23 44 20 10 7
2006 27 21 7 15 9 10
2010 31 18 DNF Bronze 6

World Championships

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1997 18 79 37 27
1999 20 46 23 22 8
2001 22 51 37 38 14 14
2003 24 6 Gold 5 7
2005 26 52 27 8 Bronze
2007 28 26 DNF 21 8
2009 30 9 7 11
2011 32 51 23 23 8

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1997 18 94
1998 19 NC NC
1999 20 31 28 51
2000 21 50 66 52 25
2001 22 52 21
2002 23 41 26
2003 24 23 20
2004 25 48 NC 16
2005 26 59 50 31
2006 27 86 69 60
2007 28 42 22 NC DNF
2008 29 33 38 48 12 34
2009 30 45 36 NC 9
2010 31 55 75 27 28
2011 32 114 NC 66 DNF DNF

Individual podiums

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  • 3 podiums – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 28 December 1999 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2  2003-04  25 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3  2008–09  20 March 2009 Sweden Falun, Sweden 3.3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 4 podiums – (3 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2001–02  3 March 2002 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Bauer
2  2006–07  19 November 2006 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bauer / Magál / Šperl
3 2007–08 9 December 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jakš / Bauer / Šperl
4 24 February 2008 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Jakš / Bauer / Magál

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Koukal Leaves Czech National Team for 2011/12 Season". Skitrax. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "KOUKAL Martin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2021.