Dominik Suchý (born 13 November 1987) is a former

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bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...

. He represented his country at the

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, and

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

Early life

Suchý was introduced to bobsleigh by his parents. He cites the film ''

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'' as his inspiration to be a bobsledder and initially wanted to be military pilot, but did not have time to complete pilot tests.

Career

Early Winter Olympics career

Suchý finished 12th place at the

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in the four-man bobsleigh category with Ivo Danilevič, Jan Kobián, and Jan Stokláska. At the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

, he finished 16th place in the four-man bobsleigh team with

Dominik Dvořák Dominik Dvořák (born 9 June 1992) is a former Czech bobsledder. Early life Dvořák developed an interest in bobsleigh when he was five years old. Whilst training in a hall in Strahov, Prague, president of Czech bobsleigh association asked hi ...

, Jan Vrba, and Michal Vacek. At the

2015–16 Bobsleigh World Cup The 2015–16 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Altenberg, Germany and ended on 28 February 2016 in Königssee, Germany. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF ...

in Altenberg, Suchý partnered with Vrba during the two-man bobsleigh event. However, due to difficult weather conditions, they did not advance to the next race among the top 20. In the same city, they also teamed up with Jan Stokláska and Jakub Havlín for the four-man bobsleigh event. The quartet finished 15th place, only to lose against the German bobsleigh team. On 26 January 2019, at the

2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup The 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 8 December 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia and finished on 24 February 2019 in Calgary, Canada. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly ...

in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Suchý partnered with Dvořák in the two-man bobsleigh, finishing tenth place.

Bobsleigh World Cups and exclusion from the 2022 Winter Olympics

At the

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in Lake Placid, Suchý teamed up with Dvořák,

Jan Šindelář Jan Šindelář (born 3 November 1993) is a Czech Bobsleigh, bobsledder. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Šindelář was first named as one of the participants for the Czech Republic at the 2018 Wi ...

, and Nosek – finishing seventh place in the final standings of the four-man bobsleigh. In Königssee, Suchý partnered with Dvořák partnered in the two-man bobsleigh category, finishing tenth place. Said four-man bobsleigh also finished tenth place during

IBSF World Championships 2020 The 2020 IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton), IBSF World Championships were held in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg, Germany from 21 February to 1 March 2020. This World Championships saw the introduction of a skeleton (sport), skele ...

. At the

2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup The 2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 21 November 2020 in Sigulda, Latvia and finished on Innsbruck-Igls, Austria on 31 January 2021. The season sponsor is BMW. For the first ...

, Suchý and Dvořák partnered again for the two-man bobsleigh event in Sigulda, Latvia. They made it to the top ten for their second time in a row, finishing tenth place. Suchý was dropped out from the Czech bobsleigh team before the

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upon suffering from an

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injury, eventually ending his bobsleigh career.

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