Metoděj Jílek
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| Born | 11 June 2006 Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000m, 10000m, allround | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metoděj Jílek (born 11 June 2006) is a Czech speed skater and inline speed skater. On ice, he is bronze medallist at the 10,000 meter race of the 2025 World Championships and 2025 World Junior Champion at the Mass Start and 5000 meter races. Inline, he is 2024 World Junior Champion at five events.
Life
Jílek was born on 11 June 2006 in Prague.[1]
Career
Speed skating
Jilek made his international debut at the World Junior Championships in 2023. The following year he won the silver medal at the 5,000 meter race.[2]
In the 2024–25 season, Jilek established new World Junior Records over 5000 and 10000 meters.[3] In the same season, he improved the Czech national records at the senior level over 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 meters. At the 2025 World Championships he won a bronze medal at the 10000 meter race, the first medal ever for a male Czech speed skater at the World Championships.[4]
Inline skating
Jilek participated at the 2024 Inline Speed Skating World Championships, winning five gold medals at the junior level.[5]
References
- ^ "Metoděj Jílek" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "Metoděj Jílek". isu-skating.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Stayers opgelet: Metoděj Jílek bestormt de schaatstop". schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Patinage de vitesse – Championnat du monde : Metoděj Jílek médaillé de bronze sur 10 000 m" (in French). Czech Radio. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ Lizza, Alice (2024-09-18). "Sulmona, World Capital of Inline Skating". worldskate.org. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
External links
- Metoděj Jílek at SpeedSkatingNews.info