Tomáš Vančura (born 10 September 1996) is a

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ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

. On the Continental Cup circuit, he won his first race on 22 January 2016 in

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, and repeated the feat in January 2017 in

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. He made his

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debut in 30 January 2016 in Sapporo with a 37th place, collecting his first World Cup points on the next day with a 28th place. He improved to a 25th and 21st place in February 2017 in

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and broke the top 20 for the first time in March 2017 in

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, where he finished 18th. 20170105 VST Bischofshofen 2446

He finished seventh in the normal hill event at the

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and 23rd at the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships. He competed at the World Ski Championships in

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and

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, his best placements being 7th in the team competition in 2017 and 8th in the team competition in 2019. His best individual performance was a 35th place in the normal hill event in 2017. He represented the sports club TJ Dukla Liberec.

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1996 births Living people Skiers from Liberec Czech male ski jumpers 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub