Vítězslav Hornig (born 26 April 1999) is a Czech

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. He made his debut in the

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in 2019.

Career

Vítězslav Hornig made his international debut at the 2016 Biathlon Junior World Championships, finishing 43rd, 44th, and 46th. He also competed in the

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, placing 9th with the mixed relay, 14th in the sprint, and 22nd in the pursuit. During the 2016–17 season, he participated in two IBU Junior Cup races, finishing 43rd and 53rd. In the 2017–18 season, Hornig competed regularly in the IBU Junior Cup, achieving his first top-10 result in

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. At the 2018 Junior European Championships, he won bronze in the individual race and placed 7th with the relay. At the Junior World Championships in

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, he won bronze in the sprint and silver with the relay, while finishing 12th in the individual race. He also claimed three medals at the Junior Summer Biathlon World Championships: gold in the men's relay, and bronze in the sprint and pursuit. Hornig transitioned to the

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in 2018–19, consistently scoring points with a best finish of 17th. Despite no medals at the Junior World or

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, he placed in the top 10 in all races at the Junior Summer Biathlon World Championships, winning silver in the supersprint. In 2019–20, Hornig achieved his first IBU Cup podium with 2nd place in a sprint in Brezno-Osrblie and debuted in the

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, finishing 71st in Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand. At the Junior European Championships, he won gold in the individual race and silver in the sprint, becoming one of the most successful athletes of the event. At the senior

, he placed 14th, 51st, and 57th in individual races. In

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, Hornig competed internationally starting in February, with modest results in the IBU Cup. However, he excelled at the Junior World Championships, placing in the top 10 across all events and winning bronze with the men's relay. He also returned to the World Cup in March, finishing 50th in the sprint and 56th in the pursuit in Nové Město na Moravě. In the 2024–25 season, at the opening event in

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, Finland, he achieved a new individual career best by finishing 15th in the mass start race.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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World Championships

World Cup

Youth and Junior World Championships

''3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornig, Vítězslav 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Jilemnice Czech male biathletes Biathletes at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 21st-century Czech sportsmen Biathlon World Championships medalists