Pavel Ploc (, born 15 June 1964) is a Czech former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia, winning two Olympic medals.

Career

At the Winter Olympics, he earned a silver in the individual normal hill in

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and a bronze in the individual large hill in

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. Ploc also earned two bronze medals in the Team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (

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). He also won two medals at the

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with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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. Ploc finished his active ski jumping career in 1992 and in 1996 opened Bed&Breakfast in Harrachov, Czech Republic. From 1996 to 2002 he was an elected member of the Harrachov town council. He unsuccessfully run for a seat in the Czech Parliament in 2002 but won that seat in 2006 and became a member of the lower chamber of the Czech Parliament for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). On 19 March 1983, at the 7th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 181 metres (594 ft) on Čerťák in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia.

World Cup

Standings

Wins

Ski jumping world record

References

External links

* (under CZE nationality) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ploc, Pavel 1964 births Czech businesspeople Czechoslovak male ski jumpers Czech male ski jumpers Sports world record setters Living people Olympic ski jumpers of Czechoslovakia Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Czech Social Democratic Party MPs Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2010–2013) Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2006–2010) Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2013–2017)