Jiří Malec
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 CalgaryIndividual normal hill

Jiři Malec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmalɛts]; born 24 November 1962, in Vlastiboř) is a Czech former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia from 1985 to 1990. Along with Jan Boklöv and Stefan Zünd, he was an early pioneer of the V-style.[1] Malec won the 1987 Winter Universiade.[2] At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won a bronze in the individual normal hill. Malec subsequently sold his bronze medal to help pay his mortgage.[3]

References

  1. "Dej ty nohy k sobě! křičeli na průkopníka „véčka" Malece". idnes.cz (in Czech). 12 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. "Průkopník skokanského "véčka" Jiří Malec slaví padesátiny". Czech Television (in Czech). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. "Malec prodal medaili, aby měl na hypotéku". idnes.cz (in Czech). 2 February 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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