Information personnelle
Family Wife Cristina, one daughter
Residence Prague, CZE
Occupation Athlete
Languages Czech, English, Spanish
Higher education Civil Engineering - Czech Technical University: Prague, CZE
Numéro de licence 18011982001
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport at age nine at the SC Praha club in Czechia. "I was the first member of SC Praha when my father founded it."
Why this sport? He was introduced to fencing by his father. "In fencing you have discipline, style, elegance. I tried different sports, my father never forced me to start fencing, but I enjoyed it more and more, so I have continued my family tradition."
Club / Team SC Praha: Czech Republic
Handedness Right
International Debut
Year 2000
Competing for Czech Republic
Tournament European Championships
Location Portugal
General Interest
Hobbies Playing the drums, snowboarding, skiing. (seznamzpravy.cz, 09 May 2023)
Most influential person in career His family. (sportvokoli.cz, 29 Sep 2022)
Awards and honours In 2016 he received the Czech Fair Play Award in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he corrected a referee to his detriment. (ibestof.cz, 26 Nov 2017)
Famous relatives His father Jiri Sr. competed in fencing at an elite level and founded the SC Praha fencing club in the Czech Republic. (praha.idnes.cz, 26 Jan 2015; ibestof.cz, 17 May 2012)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (irozhlas.cz, 19 Apr 2024, 25 Mar 2024)
Other information OCCUPATION
He is in charge of marketing and promotion for the Czech Fencing Association. He also runs a fencing store called 5M Fencing in Czechia. (irozhlas.cz, 19 Apr 2024; Facebook profile, 02 Feb 2024; isport.blesk.cz, 25 Mar 2022)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In December 2022 he was elected as a member of the athletes' commission of the Czech Olympic Committee. He also hosts a podcast called 'Do Strehu' [To The Guard], where he interviews personalities from the world of sport. (irozhlas.cz, 19 Apr 2024; olympijskytym.cz, 16 Dec 2022; Do Strehu podcast, 10 Mar 2022)
