Jakub Nosek (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech deaf bobsledder. He formerly competed as a track and field athlete.

Early life

Nosek was born in Ústí nad Labem, but grew up in Náchod. He became deaf after contracting

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at only three years old, having lost about 99 percent of the hearing in his right ear and 85 percent in his left ear. Nosek has been involved in sports since childhood and played football until the age of 12. He became interested in bobsleigh when Radek Matoušek scouted him to try the sport. Nosek initially opposed as he wanted to finish school first, but later accepted Matousek's decision.

Career

Nosek competed in

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as a track-and-field athlete, representing the Czech Republic in

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, and

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. Nosek made his Winter Olympic Games debut during the two-man bobsleigh event at the

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, where he finished 17th place with

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. At the

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, the pair took eleventh place in Calgary and finished fourth in the final overall standings. At the

2019–20 Bobsleigh World Cup The 2019–20 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 7 December 2019 in Lake Placid, USA and finished on 16 February 2020 in Sigulda Sigulda (; german: Segewold, pl, Zygwold, russian: Си� ...

in Lake Placid, Nosek teamed up with Dominik Suchý, Dvořák, Jan Šindelář – finishing seventh place in the final standings of the four-man bobsleigh. They also finished tenth place during

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. After Suchý withdrew from the

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due to an injury, it was confirmed that Nosek, Dvořák, and Šindelář would remain part of the Czech bobsleigh team. They were joined by newcomers

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and Jáchym Procházka. During the tournament, Nosek teamed up with Dvořák in the two-man bobsleigh category, finishing 12th place.

Personal life

Nosek has a daughter named Viktorie with his partner Aneta.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nosek, Jakub 1989 births Living people Czech male bobsledders Czech male high jumpers Czech male javelin throwers Czech male long jumpers Deaf sportspeople Olympic bobsledders for the Czech Republic Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Czech deaf people Sportspeople from Ústí nad Labem Charles University alumni

Early life

Career

Personal life

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