Martin Petrásek (born 26 March 1966, in Ostrov) is a former

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who competed from 1988 to 2001. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 ...

and also finished 10th in the 10 km event at the 1991 championships. Petrásek's best individual finish at the

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was 24th in the 30 km event in

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. His only individual victory was in a 15 km event in

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in 1993.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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* 1966 births Living people Czech male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers People from Ostrov (Karlovy Vary District) Sportspeople from the Karlovy Vary Region {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub