Vladimír Podzimek
Ski jumping, Olympic athlete
1965 – 1994
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Who was Vladimír Podzimek?
Vladimír Podzimek was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1991. 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 Czechoslovakian, Czech, or Slovakian ski jumper to do so.
Podzimek's committed suicide by hanging on 17 May 1994.
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- Born
- May 12, 1965
- Also known as
- Vladimir Podzimek
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Died
- May 17, 1994
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on July 23, 2013
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