Jiří Džmura (born 8 April 1963) is a

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- Slovak retired

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Life

Džmura was born on 8 April 1963 in

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...

. Both his parents were

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. During his career of a professional athlete, he made a living as an entrepreneur.

Career

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

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, Džmura completed in the two-man event together with

Roman Hrabaň Roman Hrabaň (born 28 June 1962) is a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the two-man and the four-man bobsleigh events at the 1992 Winter Olympics. See also * List of athletes ...

, earning the 25th place. From 1994, Džmura competed in two-man events together with

Pavel Polomský Pavel Polomský (born 8 January 1966) is a Czech retired bobsledder. Life Polomský was born on 8 January 1966 in Domažlice. Before he started bobsled, Polomský was a track and field athlete, competing in sprint. Career Polomský competed in tw ...

. They won American Cup in 1999 and 2004. Their best result in the World Cup were two third places in 1994 and 1995. Džmura and Polomský completed in

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

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, earning the seventh place in the two-man event (tied with Canada). They also finished on the 10th place in the four-man event. Given the training conditions, which were incomparable to the competition, and the low development of the sport in the country, their placement was considered a great achievement. In

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

in Nagano, they withdrew from the two-man event due to Džmura's back pain. In 1997 and 1998, there were conflicts between Džmura and the Czech Bobsleigh Association, which led Džmura to consider changing the country he represented. From 2002 until their retirement in 2005, Džmura and Polomský competed for

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. They became Slovak champions in 2002. At the end of his career, Džmura was considered the best bobsledder in Czech history.

References

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