Milan Šperl
| Milan Šperl | |||||||||||||||
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 Milan Šperl in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1980 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Dukla Liberec | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2000–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (73rd in 2007) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Milan Šperl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪlan ˈʃpɛrl̩] ⓘ; born 26 February 1980 in Karlovy Vary) is a Czech cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000.
Professional career[edit]
He won a bronze medal in the team sprint (with Dušan Kožíšek) at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Šperl's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a sixth in the 50 km event at Oberstdorf in 2005.
He is also a six times champion of the Czech Republic in individual races (2002 1.8 km sprint,[1] 2003 50 km classical [2] 2004 1.2 km sprint [3] and 50 km freestyle,[4] 2005 2 × 10 km double pursuit,[5] and 2006 10 km freestyle.)[6]
Olympic career[edit]
His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 27th in the 50 km event at Turin in 2006. Šperl has a total of eight individual victories at distances up to 15 km since 2002 in FIS races.
Cross-country skiing results[edit]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]
Olympic Games[edit]
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | 45 | 52 | — | 49 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | — | 35 | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
World Championships[edit]
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | 40 | — | 54 | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | — | 59 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 8 | Bronze |
| 2009 | 28 | — | 53 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
World Cup[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2000 | 20 | NC | — | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2002 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 106 | 67 | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | 77 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 73 | 52 | — | — | NC | 41 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 85 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 151 | 92 | — | — | NC | DNF | 45 |
| 2010 | 30 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | 37 | — |
Team podiums[edit]
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 19 November 2006 |  Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Bauer / Koukal / Magál |
| 2 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jakš / Bauer / Koukal |
References[edit]
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2002/MCR0316.pdf (in Czech)
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2003/MD030316.pdf (in Czech)
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2004/MD040124.pdf (in Czech)
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2004/MR040314.html (in Czech)
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2005/MD050108.pdf (in Czech)
- ^ http://sport-casomira.cz/doc/2006/MD060108.pdf (in Czech)
- ^ "SPERL Milan Jiri". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Milan Sperl at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Official website (in Czech)
- 1980 births
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Czech male cross-country skiers
- Living people
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- University of West Bohemia alumni