Jaroslav Kopřiva

Jaroslav Kopřiva

Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 34) Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh

Jaroslav Kopřiva (born 23 October 1990) is a Czech bobsledder.

Biography

Jaroslav Kopřiva was born on 23 October 1990 in Mladá Boleslav.[1] Before he started bobsled, Kopřiva was a track and field athlete.[2] He has a university degree.[3]

Career

Kopřiva started to bobsleigh in 2011.[4] He competed for the clubs Bob klub Slavia Prague and PSK Olymp Prague.[3] Kopřiva's best results are in four-man bobsleigh competition. He first sought to participate in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, but only one Czech four-man sled could qualify, so his sled could not start.[2] Kopřiva then competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where his team finished in 21st place.[1]

In the 2018–19 season, the Czech team with Jaroslav Kopřiva finished on 7th place in a Bobsleigh World Cup event, which is the best result in the history of the country in a four-man World Cup event.[5]

As of 2024, he is the chairman of the bobsleigh club PSK Olymp Prague.[6]

References

1. "Jaroslav Kopřiva" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
2. Konvalina, Michal (11 May 2020). "Jaroslav Kopřiva: Od vesnického fotbalu až na olympijské hry". Boleslavský Deník (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
3. "Czech Team: Team Guide" (PDF). Czech Olympic Committee. p. 73. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
4. "Jaroslav Kopriva". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
5. "Český bobismus" (in Czech). Czech Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
6. "Boby a skeleton" (in Czech). PSK Olymp Prague. Retrieved 18 April 2024.