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
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
Krňávek is married with two children. After retiring from triathlon, he focused his attention on his chocolate business.[8]
References
- ^ 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.