Jakub Nosek
Jakub Nosek in 2020
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Height190 cm (75 in)[1]
Weight102 kg (225 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportBobsleigh

Jakub Nosek (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech deaf bobsledder who has formerly competed as a track and field athlete.[2]

Early life and career

Jakub Nosek became deaf after contracting meningitis when he was just three years old.[1] He lost about 99 percent of the hearing in his right ear and 80 percent in his left ear. He graduated from the Charles University, which is situated in Prague.[3]

Nosek competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] Prior to his Olympic debut during the 2018 Winter Olympics, he has competed in Deaflympics as a track and field athlete as he has represented the Czech Republic at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and 2017.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vavrda, Antonín (18 January 2022). "Policista, masér či inženýr v ledovém korytu. A sprinterský boj o post brzdaře u ‚českých Kokosů na sněhu'". lidovky.cz (in Czech).
  2. ↑ "Jakub Nosek | Oficiální web Českého svazu bobistů a skeletonistů - ČSBS sekce boby". www.bobteam.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Deaf Czech Bobsledder, Jakub Nosek, at the Pyeongchang 2018 | ICSD". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jakub Nosek". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jakub Nosek | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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