Pavol Hurajt

Pavol Hurajt (born 4 February 1978) is a Slovak former biathlete.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2006 Turin 29th 29th 24th — 14th 2010 Vancouver 5th 7th 16th Silver 15th 2014 Sochi 28th 51st 52nd — 12th 5th The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 76th 80th — — — 2001 Pokljuka 74th 68th — — 18th 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 23rd 19th 26th — 14th 2004 Oberhof 49th 74th — — 10th 2005 Hochfilzen 83rd 70th — — 14th 16th 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 38th 83rd — — 15th — 2008 Östersund 46th 14th 20th 19th 9th 14th 2009 Pyeongchang 40th 20th 53rd — 12th 10th 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk 14th 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 23rd 96th — — 18th 12th 2012 Ruhpolding 78th 76th — — 12th — 2013 Nové Město 61st 49th 37th — 10th 7th During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

Controversy After retiring from his sports career, he and his wife Janka opened a traditional Slovak restaurant in the village of Štrba. However, their venture into hospitality has not been without scandal. At their chalet-style restaurant Žerucha, they reportedly served meat from a protected species the brown bear. In a video, restaurant staff confirmed to reporters that obtaining bear meat only requires having the right contacts at the Tatra National Park Administration (TANAP), which is headed by a man with a criminal conviction for poaching wolves.

According to the civic initiative MY SME LES (“We Are the Forest”), Hurajt was selling meat from a protected animal without the required permit from the Ministry of the Environment.

The Ministry confirmed that while exemptions from the ban on commercial use of protected species, such as trading in bear meat, can be granted, this only happens when all legal conditions are met. “At present, the ministry has received no such exemption request. The exemption is typically issued to the seller, who then transfers the specimen to the buyer,” the ministry stated. The Slovak Environmental Inspectorate stated that a violation of the law had been confirmed in this case, and the operator will be fined.