Michal Prokop (born 1 April 1981 in

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) is a Czech professional

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and Mountain Bike Four-cross rider. Started his sporting career at the age of five, Prokop has claimed two World Cup circuit gold medals, and three World Championship jerseys (2003, 2004, and 2011) in the men's elite category, emerging him as one of the most successful fourcross riders in the sport's brief history. In BMX racing, Prokop has been named an eight-time Czech champion, and collected three gold medals to his career resume at the European Championships. Moreover, he mounted numerous top-three finishes at the UCI BMX World Championships, including his men's cruiser bronze medal in 2002. Prokop also represented his nation

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at the

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, and more recently, earned his only prestigious title in the men's elite category at the 2012 Red Bull Pump Riders tournament in his home turf

. Because of his ample successes in both BMX and fourcross racing, Prokop has been named the "King of the Czech Cycling" by the nation's governing sport union in 2006. Since he turned himself professional in 1995, Prokop currently races for the Specialized BMX and Fourcross Racing Team. Prokop qualified for the Czech squad, as the nation's sole male rider, in men's BMX cycling at the

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by receiving an automatic berth from the

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(UCI) based on his top-ten performance from the BMX World Rankings. After he grabbed a twentieth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 36.689, Prokop scored a total of 18 placing points to take the sixth spot in his quarterfinal heat, thus eliminating him from the tournament.

References

External links

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Rider Profile – MPORA

Olympic Profile – iDNES.cz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prokop, Michal 1981 births Living people Czech male cyclists BMX riders Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for the Czech Republic Cyclists from Prague UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) 21st-century Czech sportsmen