Martin Krňávek
(born 11 April 1974) is a former triathlete from the Czech Republic. He is the first Czech to win a race at the World Triathlon Cup. As well as taking part in the triathlon in two Summer Olympic Games, he won bronze medals in two Europe Triathlon Championships.
Career
[edit]Krňávek became the first Czech to win a race at the World Triathlon Cup, in 2000.[1] He competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He took thirteenth place with a total time of 1:49:38.01.[2] Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Krňávek competed again. He dropped to forty-second place with a time of 2:02:54.59. He was a substitute for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not race.[3]
Krňávek twice won bronze medals at the Europe Triathlon Championships, from the 1999 event in Funchal, as well as the 2003 event in Czech city Karlovy Vary.[4] He finished fourth in the 2006 event held in the French town of Autun, missing out on another medal with a thirteen second gap to third place.[5]
Krňávek finished third in the Hungary race of the 2010 ITU Triathlon World Cup, racing for the Brno Ekol team.[6] He then placed fifth at the 2012 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships, held in the Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz.[7]
After finishing third in the 2012 Czech Republic national championship held in Brno, Krňávek announced his retirement from participation in triathlons.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Krňávek is married with two children. After retiring from triathlon, he focused his attention on his chocolate business.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Krňávek zakončil triatlonovou kariéru bronzem v Brně". Czech Television (in Czech). 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Olympic Triathlon Results -- Men". United Press International. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Čtyři čeští triatlonisté ladí formu na olympiádu, přípravu plánují v Alpách i v Česku". TV Nova (in Czech). 14 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Triatlonista Krňávek: Tělo si výkony pamatuje, takže doufám, že se vrátí". Czech Radio (in Czech). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Krňávek skončil na mistrovství Evropy čtvrtý". idnes.cz (in Czech). 24 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Svoboda, Tomáš (3 September 2010). "Důchodce Krňávek: Dobré výsledky si teď víc užívám". denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Nemůžu ani sedět, směje se Krňávek, který na MS v dlouhém triatlonu vybojoval 5. místo". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Valaškovčák, Tomáš (17 September 2012). "Rekordman Krňávek mění triatlon za čokoládu". denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 July 2023.