Miroslav Matiaško (born 14 July 1982) is a former Slovak biathlete.

Career

Matiaško debuted in the

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in the relay in Brezno-Osrblie on 20 December 2002, and his first individual race was on 18 January 2003 in the 10 km sprint event in

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. As of January 2015, he has earned one World Cup podium, in the mixed relay event at

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in the 2011–12 season. His best individual performance is a 6th-place finish in the individual at the

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event. His best overall finish in the World Cup was in 2010–11, placing 73rd. His best performance at a World Championships is 9th, in the

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relay. As an individual, his best performance is 32nd, in the 20 km individual in

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. He also won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior World Championships, in the individual. He competed in the

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and

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for Slovakia. As of January 2015, his best finish was 12th, as a member of the Slovak relay team in

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. His best individual performance was 38th, in the 2006 individual.Sports-Reference Profile
/ref> Matiaško retired from biathlon after the end of the 2015–16 season.

World Cup podiums

References

External links

* 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Handlová Slovak male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Slovakia FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia Winter World University Games medalists in biathlon Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-biathlon-bio-stub