Jakub Hlava (born 29 December 1979 in

Jilemnice Jilemnice (; german: Starkenbach) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative part ...

) is a

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former

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 ...

and current soldier. His best

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result was 18th. He also achieved 15th in a FIS Summer Grand Prix competition in 2001.

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1979 births Living people People from Jilemnice Czech male ski jumpers Sportspeople from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub