Jan Matouš

Jan Matouš
Personal information
Full name	Jan Matouš
Born	30 May 1961 (age 60); Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	ŠKP Jablonec Ruda Hvezda
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1984, 1988)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 (1982/83–1990/91)
Individual victories	2
Individual podiums	5
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Czechoslovakia
World Championships

Jan Matouš (born 30 May 1961) is a former Czechoslovakian biathlete. At the 1987 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Matouš won a bronze medal in the 20 km individual. He also won a silver medal in the team competition at the 1990 World Championships in Minsk. Matouš's best Olympic placing was a 9th place in the sprint event at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo.

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[1]

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1984 Sarajevo	10th	9th	6th
1988 Calgary	14th	16th	11th

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
1983 Antholz-Anterselva	43rd	23rd	N/A	6th
1985 Ruhpolding	17th	26th	N/A	6th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	13th	5th	N/A	6th
1987 Lake Placid	Bronze	13th	N/A	9th
1989 Feistritz	—	49th	14th	7th
1990 Minsk	14th	—	Silver	—
1991 Lahti	—	—	5th	10th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was added as an event in 1989.

2 victories (2 In)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1986–87 1 victory (1 In)	8 January 1987	Borovets	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1988–89 1 victory (1 In)	19 January 1989	Borovets	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

^ "Jan Matouš". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.