Jiří Teplý (born December 2, 1962, in
Nove Mesto na Morave
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) was a
Czechoslovakia
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
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Czech
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cross-country skier
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who competed from 1991 to 1995. Competing in two
Winter Olympics
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, he earned his best career and individual finishes of eighth in the 4 × 10 km relay and 17th in the 30 km event, respectively, both at
Lillehammer
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in
1994
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.
Teplý's best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was 13th in the 50 km event at
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in
1991
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. His best World Cup finish was 11th in a 10 km event in
Austria
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in 1992.
Teplý earned two individual career FIS Race wins (1993, 1994).
External links
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Olympic 4 × 10 km relay results: 1936–2002
1962 births
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Czech male cross-country skiers
Czechoslovak skiers
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia
Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic
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