Oldrich Jelinek

Czech Republic

Alpine Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Spinal Cord Injuries

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

LW10-1

Further personal information

Languages

Czech, Russian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in 2002.

International debut

Year

2005

Competing for

Czech Republic

Tournament

European Championship

Location

Austria

General interest

Nicknames

Jelen (oldajelinek.cz, 20 Oct 2014)

Hobbies

Hiking, reading, handcycling, travelling, cooking. (oldajelinek.cz, 20 Oct 2014)

Injuries

In 2008 he tore a tendon in his arm. (VANOC, 12 Feb 2010)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Life is not about how many times you fall down, but about how many times can you pick yourself up and move on." (oldajelinek.cz, 20 Oct 2014)

Impairment

He has paraplegia as the result of a car accident. (caths.cz, 2010)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games (Vancouver, Canada)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's Slalom Sitting	Final Round	23
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting	Final Round	9999
Men's Super Combined Sitting	Final Round	9999
Men's Super-G Sitting	Final Round	24

IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (Kangwonland, South Korea)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Super-G Sitting		Final	2009-02-23	23
Men's Super-Combined Sitting		Final	2009-02-23	17

2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (Sestriere, Italy)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Super-G Sitting	Final	2011-01-18	21
Men's Super-Combined Sitting	Final	2011-01-19	9999
Men's Slalom Sitting	Final	2011-01-20	9999
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting	Final	2011-01-21	21

IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (La Molina, Spain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Super-G Sitting	Race 1	2013-02-21	16
Men's Slalom Sitting	Race 1	2013-02-24	9999
Men's Super-Combined Sitting	Race 1	2013-02-25	9999
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting	Race 1	2013-02-26	12

Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Super-G Sitting	Final Round	2014-03-09	9999
Men's Slalom Sitting	Final Round	2014-03-13	9999
Men's Super Combined Sitting	Final Round	2014-03-14	9999
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting	Final Round	2014-03-15	9999