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Biathlon

Vaclav

Cervenka

Athlete Bio#

Vasek Cervenka hero image

Height

5'8"

Age

26

Hometown

Grand Rapids , MN

Education

Grand Rapids High School (Grand Rapids, Minnesota) ‘17

Quick Facts
  • Son of Vladimir Cervenka and Petra Cervenkova
  • Has two siblings, Honza and Matej
  • Has dual citizenship for the United States and the Czech Republic, where he has been studying and pursuing biathlon since September 2015
  • Mother, Petra, represented the Czech National Team at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games
  • Has been a member of his school’s varsity golf team for the last two years and always loves to sneak in nine holes between biathlon practices

Career Highlights
  • World Cup, 2023 (Sprint - Men, Total - Men)
  • World Youth/Junior Championships, Obertilliach, 2021 (4 x 7.5km Relay - Men, 12.5km Pursuit - Men, 10km Sprint - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • 2021 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (Obertilliach, Austria) - 78th in junior individual / 43rd in junior sprint / 27th in junior pursuit / 8th in junior relay
  • 2020 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (Lenzerheide, Switzerland) - 72nd in junior individual; 14th in junior relay; 53rd in junior sprint; 49th in junior pursuit
  • 2019 Youth World Championships (Osrblie, SVK) - t-32nd in junior individual; 19th in junior relay; t-63rd in junior sprint
  • 2018 Youth World Championships (Otepaa, EST) - 27th in individual / 9th in relay / 24th in sprint / 24th in pursuit
  • 2017 Youth World Championships (Brezno-Osrblie, SVK) - 16th in individual / 30th in pursuit / 49th in sprint / 18th in relay
  • 2016 Youth World Championships (Cheile Gradistei, ROU) - 67th in individual / 72nd in sprint / 15th in relay
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TOP RESULTS

WORLD CUP TOTAL FINAL RANK

2022/23 -92

WORLD CUP TOP RESULTS (INCLUDING OWG & WCH)

POS COMP SEASON EVENT
37 SP 2022/23 Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
52 PU 2022/23 Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
60 SP 2022/23 Antholz (ITA) WC
73 IN 2022/23 Kontiolahti (FIN) WC
74 SP 2021/22 Oestersund (SWE) WC
79 IN 2022/23 Oestersund (SWE) WC
83 SP 2022/23 Nove Mesto (CZE) WC
90 SP 2022/23 Pokljuka (SLO) WC
95 SP 2022/23 Hochfilzen (AUT) WC
106 IN 2021/22 Oestersund (SWE) WC

 


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