Ondřej Bank (; born 27 October 1980) is a

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retired World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Zábřeh na Moravě, Bank began his international career in 1995 when he first competed at the Junior World Championship. His first World Cup race was in January

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. Bank is a specialist in the combined event, and his two podiums came at Beaver Creek and

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. His biggest achievement is fifth place in the

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at the

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in Sochi. At the time, it was the best Czech Olympic skiing result since Peter Jurko placed fifth in the combined in 1988 at Calgary Olympics. On 22 February 2016 he announced that he would retire from skiing after bad results in the

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season. He didn't win any points with 10 starts. His last race was on 16 January 2016, a downhill in Wengen.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 podiums – (2 SC)

World Championships results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Ondřej Bank
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * *
Nordica Skis
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