Dominik Suchý
Suchý in 2019
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1987-11-13) 13 November 1987
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia[1]
Height185 cm (73 in)[2]
Weight105 kg (231 lb)[2]
Sport
Country Czech Republic
Sport Bobsleigh
Retired2022[3]

Dominik Suchý (born 13 November 1987) is a former Czech bobsledder.

Early life

Suchý became interested in bobsleigh after being introduced to the sport by his parents.[4] He initially wanted to be military pilot, but switched to bobsleigh because he did not have time to complete pilot tests.[5]

Career

Suchý competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics, where he was a member of the four-man bobsleigh team, ranked 12th[6] and 16th respectively.[7] In the latter tournament, Suchý teamed up with Dominik Dvořák, Jan Vrba, and Michal Vacek.[8]

At the World and European Championships, Suchý took the best sixth place during the former tournament, again in the four-man bobsleigh. He won the North American Cup race four times, three times and once each, respectively in the four-man and two-man categories.

Suchý was dropped out from the Czech bosleigh team on the 2022 Winter Olympics due to Achilles problems,[9] and eventually ended his bobsleigh career afterwards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Soukup, Zdeněk (12 February 2021). "Suchý brzdí český čtyřbob. Začalo se nám dařit, říká bývalý atlet z Mýta". Deník (in Czech).
  2. 1 2 "Dominik Suchý". bobteam.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "‚Vylezli z toho ven a udělalo se jim špatně.' Český čtyřbob vybral v konkurzu nového člena posádky" (in Czech). Český Rozhlas. 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sochi 2014 profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Inspiroval mě film Kokosy na sněhu, vrací se do dětství bobista Suchý". IDNES (in Czech). 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Český čtyřbob vybojoval dvanácté místo, zlato slaví Američané". iDNES (in Czech). 28 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Český čtyřbob je po dvou jízdách na olympiádě šestnáctý, vedou Rusové". iDNES (in Czech). 22 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Novotný, Milan (2 November 2021). "Nevydařený testovací závod bobistů. Beru to jako nakopnutí, doufá pilot Dvořák". Deník (in Czech).
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