Martin Koukal
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Martin Koukal in January, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1978-09-25) 25 September 1978 (age 45) Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Dukla Liberec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 1997–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (23rd in 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medals – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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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
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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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
Season standings
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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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
- 3 podiums – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1999–00 | 28 December 1999 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 2003-04 | 25 October 2003 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
3 | 2008–09 | 20 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden | 3.3 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 4 podiums – (3 RL, 1 TS)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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1 | 2001–02 | 3 March 2002 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Bauer |
2 | 2006–07 | 19 November 2006 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Bauer / Magál / Šperl |
3 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jakš / Bauer / Šperl |
4 | 24 February 2008 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Jakš / Bauer / Magál |
References
- Martin Koukal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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- 1925: František Donth (TCH)
- 1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
- 1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
- 1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN)
- 1930: Sven Utterström (SWE)
- 1931: Ole Stenen (NOR)
- 1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN)
- 1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE)
- 1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
- 1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN)
- 1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
- 1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
- 1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE)
- 1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
- 1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
- 1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
- 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
- 1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN)
- 1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR)
- 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE)
- 1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
- 1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA)
- 1989: Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
- 1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
- 1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA)
- 1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
- 1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
- 2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP)
- 2003: Martin Koukal (CZE)
- 2005: Frode Estil (NOR)
- 2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR)
- 2009: Petter Northug (NOR)
- 2011: Petter Northug (NOR)
- 2013: Johan Olsson (SWE)
- 2015: Petter Northug (NOR)
- 2017: Alex Harvey (CAN)
- 2019: Hans Christer Holund (NOR)
- 2021: Emil Iversen (NOR)
- 2023: Pål Golberg (NOR)