Michal Krčmář (; born 23 January 1991) is a Czech

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and an Olympic silver medalist in the sprint at the

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. He was a part of the silver junior men's relay at

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. Since 2013–14 season he has competed regularly at

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and has amassed 300 World Cup Starts. He has competed at ten

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and three Olympic Games, including the

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, the

, and the

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. His father,

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, represented

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at the

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Personal life

In April 2022, his long-time partner Ramona gave birth to their first child Viktor. In March 2024, the couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Tamara. He is a follower of football, ice hockey and formula one. He supports the football team AC Sparta Praha.

Career

The 2022-23 season brought the best season for Krčmář in his career. He finished 13th in the overall standings, 9th in the individual, sprint and mass start standings and 14th in the pursuit standings. This included notable results in

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(5th in the sprint),

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(8th in the individual),

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(4th in the mass start), and

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(10th in the sprint and 9th in the pursuit). The Czech team had their best season for many years as well placing 6th in the nations cup (their best result since the 2015-16 season). In August 2023 he suffered from a viral infection that briefly prevented him from training. Competing during the 2023-24 season, he reached the top 10 in

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(8th place in the mass start). Inconsistent results at the beginning of the second trimester as well as health issues forced him to withdraw from the World Cup in Antholz in order to prepare for the World Championships. He ended the season ranked 28th in the overall World Cup standings. At the

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, he won his second

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medal as a member of the Czech Mixed Relay team. Krčmář anchored the team and managed to overtake Justus Strelow on the final lap to secure the medal. He also managed 8th place in the individual, his fourth top 10 result in this event at the World Championships.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 silver medal)'' :

World Championships

''2 medal (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''

References

External links

* 1991 births Living people Czech male biathletes Olympic biathletes for the Czech Republic Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Vrchlabí Skiers from the Hradec Králové Region Biathlon World Championships medalists Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub