Jan Matouš (born 30 May 1961) is a former

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. At the 1987 World Championships in

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. Matouš won a bronze medal in the 20 km individual. He also won a silver medal in the team competition at the 1990 World Championships in

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. Matouš's best Olympic placing was a 9th place in the sprint event at the

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

World Championships

''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was added as an event in 1989.''

Individual victories

''2 victories (2 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matous, Jan 1961 births Living people People from Vrchlabí Czechoslovak male biathletes Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathlon World Championships medalists