Jakub Nosek

Jakub Nosek
Jakub Nosek in 2020
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia[1]
EducationCharles University[2]
Height190 cm (75 in)[3]
Weight102 kg (225 lb)[3]
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportBobsleigh

Jakub Nosek (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech deaf bobsledder.[2] He formerly competed as a track and field athlete.[4]

Early life

Nosek was born in Ústí nad Labem, but grew up in Náchod.[5] He became deaf after contracting meningitis at only three years old,[3] having lost about 99 percent of the hearing in his right ear and 85 percent in his left ear.[6]

Nosek has been involved in sports since childhood and played football until the age of 12.[7] He became interested in bobsleigh when Radek Matoušek scouted him to try the sport.[8] Nosek initially opposed as he wanted to finish school first, but later accepted Matousek's decision.[9]

Career

Nosek competed in Deaflympics as a track-and-field athlete, representing the Czech Republic in 2009, 2013, and 2017.[10]

Nosek made his Winter Olympic Games debut during the two-man bobsleigh event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 17th place with Dominik Dvořák.[11] At the 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup, the pair took eleventh place in Calgary and finished fourth in the final overall standings.[12]

At the 2019–20 Bobsleigh World Cup in Lake Placid, Nosek teamed up with Dominik Suchý, Dvořák, Jan Šindelář – finishing seventh place in the final standings of the four-man bobsleigh.[13] They also finished tenth place during IBSF World Championships 2020.[14]

After Suchý withdrew from the 2022 Winter Olympics due to an injury, it was confirmed that Nosek, Dvořák, and Šindelář would remain part of the Czech bobsleigh team. They were joined by newcomers Dominik Záleský and Jáchym Procházka.[15] During the tournament, Nosek teamed up with Dvořák in the two-man bobsleigh category, finishing 12th place.[16]

Personal life

Nosek has a daughter named Viktorie with his partner Aneta.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Český bobista, jemuž nemoc vzala sluch: Nesmí se mi vybít baterka!". Blesk (in Czech). 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Deaf Czech Bobsledder, Jakub Nosek, at the Pyeongchang 2018". Deaflympics. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Vavrda, Antonín (18 January 2022). "Policista, masér či inženýr v ledovém korytu. A sprinterský boj o post brzdaře u ‚českých Kokosů na sněhu'". Lidové noviny (in Czech).
  4. ^ "Jakub Nosek | Oficiální web Českého svazu bobistů a skeletonistů - ČSBS sekce boby". Czech Bobsleigh Team Official Website (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ Schmidt, Jakub (7 March 2022). "Strach z rychlosti nemám, když se ovšem bob „otočí", tak to potom trošku bolí, směje se Jakub Nosek". ČRo Hradec Králové (in Czech). Prague: Czech Radio.
  6. ^ Šperková, Kristýna (2 February 2018). "Bobista Nosek píše historii. Jako první sluchově handicapovaný sportovec se zúčastní zimní olympiády". Aktualně.cz (in Czech).
  7. ^ "Nosek: Nedokážu upřednostnit ani jeden sport". Deník (in Czech). Prague: Vltave Labe Media. 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Athlete Profile – Jakub Nosek". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018.
  9. ^ Baják, Milan (14 March 2018). "Neslyšící Jakub Nosek se i přes svůj handicap projel bobem na olympijských hrách v Pchjongčchangu". ČRo Hradec Králové (in Czech). Prague: Czech Radio.
  10. ^ "Jakub Nosek | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ Hrdličková, Lucie (10 March 2018). "Jak se pilotují boby? Čas na podrbání rozhodně není, popisuje Dominik Dvořák". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Prague: Seznam.cz.
  12. ^ "Dvořákův dvojbob byl v Calgary jedenáctý, celkově skončil v SP čtvrtý". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 20 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Dvořákův čtyřbob skončil na SP v Lake Placid desátý". sport.cz (in Czech). Prague: Seznam.cz. 15 December 2019.
  14. ^ Neumann, Robert; Bastlová, Jarmila (29 February 2020). "Bobisté jsou na MS blízko snu. V neděli se může stát cokoli, říká pilot Dvořák". sport.cz (in Czech). Prague: Seznam.cz.
  15. ^ Novotný, Milan (2 November 2021). "Nevydařený testovací závod bobistů. Beru to jako nakopnutí, doufá pilot Dvořák". Deník (in Czech). Prague: Vltava Labe Media.
  16. ^ "Český dvojbob drží po dvou kolech dvanáctou pozici, na vedoucí Němce ztrácí přes vteřinu a půl". Czech Radio (in Czech). 14 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Czech bobsledder shows deafness no barrier at Beijing Olympics". RTL. 18 February 2022.