Dušan Kožíšek (, born 25 April 1983 in

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cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team sprint (with

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) at the

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and finished 38th in the individual sprint in those same games. Kožíšek repeated the success in the team sprint at the

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when he won a bronze medal, this time with Milan Šperl. Kožíšek also finished 17th in the individual sprint at those same games. Kožíšek's best individual finish at the

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was 22nd in the individual sprint in

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. He has two career victories (2004, 2005) in distances up to 15 km.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 2 medals – (2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

* * 1983 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Czech male cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Skiers from Jilemnice 21st-century Czech sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub