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| Born | 21 February 2006 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Peterka (born 21 February 2006) is a Czech track cyclist. He was a bronze medalist in the 1 km time trial at the 2025 and 2026 UEC European Track Championships.
From Brno, and a member of the Dukla Brno cycling club, in 2022 he underwent an operation in hospital after a heavy crash caused him to break his ribs, collarbone, a collapsed lung and crushed vertebrae. [2]
He won bronze medals in the team sprint and the 1km time trial at the 2024 UEC Junior European Track Championships in Cottbus. [3] [4]
He was a gold medalist at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in August 2024, in the team sprint. [5]
He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder in the 1km time trial in February 2025, whilst still only 18 years-old. [6]
