Marek Matiaško (born 29 October 1977) is a former Slovak

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. Matiaško was born in

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, Trenčín, Slovakia on 29 October 1977. He competed in the

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and

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Winter Olympics in a range of biathlon events. His highest finish was 5th in the 20 km at the 2006 Olympics. Matiaško retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.

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1977 births Living people Slovak male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Slovakia Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in biathlon FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Bojnice Skiers from the Trenčín Region 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-biathlon-bio-stub