Vladimír Podzimek (12 May 1965 – 17 May 1994)
was a Czechoslovakian
ski jumper
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.
Career
He earned a bronze medal in the Team large hill event at the
1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in
Engelberg
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Podzimek's best finish at the
Winter Olympics
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was 8th in the individual large hill at
Sarajevo
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in
1984
Events
January
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. He also finished 4th in the 1986
Ski-flying World Championships
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Podzimek's only individual victory came at the 1984
Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
, the only Czechoslovak ski jumper to do so.
Podzimek committed suicide by hanging on 17 May 1994.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
References
External links
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
1965 births
1994 suicides
1994 deaths
Czech male ski jumpers
Czechoslovak male ski jumpers
Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Universiade medalists in ski jumping
Universiade silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade
Suicides by hanging in the Czech Republic
People from Jilemnice
Sportspeople from the Liberec Region
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