Michal Novotný (born 1 July 1981 in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

) is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

. He competed in the men's snowboard cross event at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

, placing thirteenth, and the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

, placing sixteenth.

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1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Prague Czech male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for the Czech Republic Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-snowboarding-bio-stub