Jakub Jurka (; born 13 June 1999) is a Czech fencer. His grandfather

Jaroslav Jurka Jaroslav Jurka (born 8 July 1949) is a Czech fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an inte ...

was also a fencer who represented Czechoslovakia at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He represented Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics which also marked his debut appearance at the Olympics. During the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, he competed in the men's épée event. At the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

, Jurka along with Martin Rubeš, Jiří Beran and Michal Čupr won a bronze medal in the Men's team épée.

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