Michal Maier (born May 7, 1964) [1] is a Czech sailor. He competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics in the Finn class: 1996 (14th position) 2000 (19th), 2004 (15th), 2008 (25th) [2] and 2012 (21st).
Maier was the oldest among Czech participants at the 2012 Olympics, with an age of 48 years and 88 days at time of his closing race.
Soudal–Quick-Step is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefevere. The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse, Klaas Lodewyck, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels and Geert Van Bondt.
Michal Handzuš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013.
The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.
Michal Bílek is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
Michal Kadlec is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender for 1. FC Slovácko, Sparta Prague, Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahçe.
Petr Koukal is a Czech professional badminton player.
Tomáš Verner is a former Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships, and a ten-time Czech national champion. He has won six senior Grand Prix medals, including the 2010 Cup of Russia title.
Michal Šlesingr is a Czech former biathlete.
Michal Březina is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. Michal represented the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Michal David is a Czech pop-singer, songwriter and producer.
Michal Ďuriš is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a forward.
The Czech Republic will send a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. 19 athletes will compete in 2 disciplines.
Michal Horváth is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 13th in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Michal Horáček is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music. He founded Czech betting company Fortuna. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.
Eliška Březinová is a Czech figure skater. She is the 2019 EduSport Trophy champion, the 2014 New Year's Cup champion, the 2015 Santa Claus Cup champion, a two-time Four Nationals champion, and a nine-time Czech national champion. She has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships, including three World Championships.
Cortney Mansour or Mansourová is a Canadian-Czech ice dancer. With Michal Češka, she has won four international medals and three national titles. The two have reached the final segment at three ISU Championships.
Michal Rubáček is a Czech swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He is a two-time Olympian, and a multiple-time Czech national record holder for the butterfly events.
Michal Prokop is a Czech professional BMX and Mountain Bike Four-cross rider. Started his sporting career at the age of five, Prokop has claimed two World Cup circuit gold medals, and three World Championship jerseys in the men's elite category, emerging him as one of the most successful fourcross riders in the sport's brief history.
Michal Krčmář is a Czech biathlete and an Olympic silver medalist in the sprint at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Michal Trávník is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slovácko and the Czech Republic national team.