Country Czechoslovakia Name Vladimir Podzimek Indiv. podiums 2 | Individual wins 1 Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 ⁄2 in) | |
Born 12 May 1965
Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia ( 1965-05-12 ) Died 17 May 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 29)
Jilemnice, Czech Republic Seasons 1984–1985
1987
1989–1991 | ||
Vladimír Podzimek (12 May 1965 – 17 May 1994) was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper.
Career
He earned a bronze medal in the Team large hill event at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg.
Podzimek's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the individual large hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also finished 4th in the 1986 Ski-flying World Championships.
Podzimek's only individual victory came at the 1984 Holmenkollen ski festival, the only Czechoslovak ski jumper to do so.
Podzimek committed suicide by hanging on 17 May 1994.
References
Vladimír Podzimek Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA