Dominik Záleský

Dominik Záleský

Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 29) Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic[1]
Education	Palacký University[2]
Height	179 cm (70 in)[3]
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)[3]
Sport
Sport	Athletics and Bobsleigh
Event(s)	100 metres and 4-man
Coached by	Jan Veleba

Dominik Záleský (born 23 August 1995) is a Czech sprinter and bobsledder.[4]

Early life

Záleský's dream of participating in the Olympics stems from his childhood, in which he watched Nagano on VHS at his grandfather's place.[3]

Career

Following the retirement of Jan Šindelář and Jakub Nosek after the 2022 Winter Olympics, Záleský was announced to be part of the Czech four-man bobsleigh crew alongside Dominik Dvořák, David Bureš, and Jáchym Procházka.[5]

On 9 December 2023, Dvořák and Záleský partnered during the two-man bobsleigh event at the 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup.[6] They also teamed up with Michal Dobeš and David Bureš in the four-man category.[7] All of them finished 14th place in both event categories.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	9th (sf)	100 m	10.39
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	30th (qf)	100 m	12.18
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	17th (sf)	60 m	6.67
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	31st (h)	100 m	10.55
			6th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.94^1
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.77
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	6th	100 m	10.42
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	40.54

^1Did not start in the final

Records

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.16 NR (+1.0 m/s, Zlín 2021)
• 200 metres – 20.94 (+1.0 m/s, Ostrava 2021)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.61 (Prague 2018)

References

1. Novotný, Milan (24 November 2021). "Sprinterský rekordman dál sní o zimní olympiádě. V roli bobisty je hodně blízko". Deník (in Czech). Prague: Vltava Labe Media.
2. "Dominik Záleský". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. Hašek, Martin (13 March 2022). "Záleský kombinuje boby i atletiku: Cílem je zlepšit český rekord". iSport Blesk (in Czech).
4. Hašek, Martin (15 January 2022). "Ze sprintera bobistou v Pekingu. Umím běhat na ledě, usmívá se Záleský". iSport Blesk (in Czech).
5. Novotný, Milan (6 January 2023). "První ostrá zkouška. Jsem jako táta, říká pilot Dvořák o nové posádce čtyřbobu". Deník (in Czech). Prague: Vltava Labe Media.
6. "Dvořák vstoupil do sezony Světového poháru 14. místem ve dvojbobech v La Plagne". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 9 December 2023.
7. "Dvořák vstoupil do sezony čtrnáctým místem i v soutěži čtyřbobů". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 10 December 2023.

External links

• Dominik Záleský at World Athletics
• Dominik Záleský at Olympedia (archive)
• Dominik Záleský at Olympics.com
• Dominik Záleský at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)