Martin Snítil (born 20 November 1978) is a

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curler. He currently plays second on a team skipped by his brother, Jiří. Snítil made his international curling debut at the

2003 European Curling Championships The 2003 European Curling Championships were held in Courmayeur, Italy December 5–13. Men's A tournament Final round robin standings Playoffs =Bronze-medal game= ''December 13th, 14:00'' =Gold-medal game= ''December 13th, 14:00'' Medal ...

, having coached the Czech men's team the previous season. Martin played second on the Czech team, skipped by his brother Jiří, and they finished 15th. The team returned to the European Championships in 2006, this time with Martin playing third on the team. At the

2006 European Curling Championships The 2006 European Curling Championships were held December 9–16, 2006 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Men Division A Teams Standings A tournament Final round robin standings Session 1 December 9, 2006 Session 2 December 9, 2 ...

, they finished 11th. They improved the following season; at the

2007 European Curling Championships The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game enteri ...

, they finish in 8th place, qualifying themselves for the

2008 World Men's Curling Championship The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 4–13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of North ...

- the first Czech team to qualify for the Worlds. At the 2008 Worlds, they placed in last place. The 2008-09 season was slightly better. Martin and his brother played on the Czech team at the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship, where they won a silver medal, after losing to Germany in the final. At the

2008 European Curling Championships The 2008 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held at Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden December 6–13, 2008. In a rematch of the men's A-Group final from the 2007 European Curling Championships, David Murdoch led Scotland to ...

, they improved to a 7th-place finish, and at the

2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2009 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship presented by Atlantic Lottery for sponsorship reasons) was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from April 4–12, 2009, at the Moncton Coliseum. T ...

, they improved to an 11th place showing. Martin had played 2nd on the team at the Euros and third at Worlds. In 2009-10, with Martin at third, the team finished 8th at the 2009 European Curling Championships failing to make it to the World Championships that season. The team improved the following season however, finishing 7th place at the

2010 European Curling Championships The 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Champéry, Switzerland from December 3–11, 2010. The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the Greenacres Ice Rink in Howwood, Scotland. The winners of the Group ...

, qualifying them once again for the World Championships. At the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, the team earned their best finish at the worlds to date, placing in 8th. The next season, they had a great run at the

2011 European Curling Championships The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.Rasmus Stjerne Rasmus Stjerne Hansen (born 26 May 1988 in Hvidovre) is a retired Danish curler. He is a former world junior champion and current Danish champion. He curls out of the Hvidovre Curling Club. Career Stjerne has participated in five World Junior ...

. They could not replicate their success however at the

2012 World Men's Curling Championship The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 31 to April 8, 2012 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2012 World Men's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 ...

, where they once again finished last. 2012-13 would be the best season for the Czech team. The team would finish the round robin portion of the

2012 European Curling Championships The 2012 European Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 15 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden. The Group A competitions was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, while the Group B competitions wa ...

in 2nd with a 7-2 record. However, the team lost to Norway's

Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men ...

in the semi-final, before rebounding to beat the Danes in the bronze medal match. This would be a first for the country in curling, as it is the first time that the

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got a medal in international play.

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