Roman Dostál (; born 13 July 1970) is a former

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. He became a Biathlon World Champion on the 20 km in 2005. The victory itself was very surprising because he has never managed to come among the top three in any

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competition. Dostál retired after the 2009–10 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

:''*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.''

World Championships

''2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.''

Individual victories

''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* * 1970 births Living people Czechoslovak male biathletes Czech male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for the Czech Republic Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Ústí nad Orlicí Skiers from the Pardubice Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub