Stanislav Řezáč (born 29 April 1973) is a

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long-distance cross-country skier competing in the

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series of races. Řezáč won the prestigious Birkebeinerrennet race in

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for four times - in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011. He also finished second-placed in the

Vasaloppet (Swedish language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of :sv:Berga, Malung-Sälens kommun, Berga, jus ...

race in

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in 2011. In 2009 he finished third in the same race.

Media

In 2011 a video of Řezáč giving an interview after the Birkebeinerrennet race became viral in the Czech Republic. Řezáč was struggling to speak English, mixing it with German and Czech. During the interview, Řezáč mentions the word "šůšn" several times. Journalists initially thought it was a mispronunciation of an English word; it was later revealed to be a reference to the Norwegian village of Sjusjøen.

Achievements

* 2000 Jizerská padesátka, Bedřichov, 50 km, Czech Republic, 1. place''Řezáč bojuje s chřipkou, ale nevzdává se''
na www.jiz50.cz, 2012-01-06 * 2001 Jizerská padesátka, Bedřichov, 50 km, Czech Republic, 1. place * 2002 Kangaroo Hoppet, Falls Creek, Victoria (Australia), 1. place * 2003 Jizerská padesátka, Bedřichov, 50 km, Czech Republic, 2. place * 2003

, Sweden, 3. place * 2003 FIS Marathon Cup, 2. place * 2004 König Ludwig Lauf (

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), 50 km classic, 1. place * 2004 Gatineau Loppet (

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), 50 km classic, 1. place * 2004 American Birkebeiner (

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), 50 km classic, 2. place * 2004 FIS Marathon Cup, 3. place * 2006 König Ludwig Lauf (Germany), 50 km classic, 1. place * 2006 Vasaloppet, Sweden, 4. place * 2009 Vasaloppet, Sweden, 3. place * 2010 Vasaloppet, Sweden, 3. place * 2011 Vasaloppet, Sweden, 2. place * 2011 Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 1. place * 2011 World Classics Champion, 1. place * 2012 Jizerská padesátka, Bedřichov, 50 km, Czech Republic, 1. place''Běžec na lyžích Stanislav Řezáč vyhrál potřetí Jizerskou 50''
na www.ceskatelevize.cz, 2012-01-08 * 2012 Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa 2012, 70 km classic, Italy, 3. place * 2012 Koenig Ludwig Lauf, 50 km, 1. place * 2012 Vasaloppet, Sweden, 3. place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rezac, Stanislav 1973 births Czech male cross-country skiers Living people Skiers from Jablonec nad Nisou