Martin Koukal

Martin Koukal (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km and a bronze in the team sprint (2005). Koukal's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a seventh in the 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006. He also won eight other events in his career from 1998 to 2005 in distances up to 15 km. He has some mountaineering successes, like his Cho Oyu, Huascarán and Kangchenjunga expeditions. His younger brother, Petr, plays ice hockey for HC Pardubice in Czech Extraliga and in 2010 also became world champion of his own.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 1 medals – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1998 19 35 37 — — 15 2002 23 — 44 20 — 10 7 2006 27 — 21 7 15 9 10 2010 31 18 — — Bronze 6 World Championships 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1997 18 79 37 27 — — 1999 20 46 23 22 8 2001 22 51 37 — 3814 14 2003 24 — 6 — Gold 5 7 2005 26 52 27 — — 8 Bronze 2007 28 26 21 — 8 — 2009 30 — 9 7 — 11 — 2011 32 — 51 23 23 8 — World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1997 18 94 — — 1998 19 — 1999 20 31 28 51 2000 21 50 66 52 25 2001 22 52 21 2002 23 41 26 2003 24 23 20 2004 25 48 16 2005 26 59 50 31 2006 27 86 69 60 2007 28 42 22 2008 29 33 38 48 12 34 2009 30 45 36 — 9 2010 31 55 75 27 28 — 2011 32 114 66 — Individual podiums 3 podiums – (2 , 1 )

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 ) 4 podiums – (3 , 1 )