Jakub Nosek

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name =Jakub Nosek

| image =2020-02-20 Opening Ceremony (Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships Altenberg 2020) by Sandro Halank–042.jpg

| caption =Jakub Nosek in 2020

| country ={{CZE}}

| nationality =Czech

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1989|10|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia{{Cite news|title=Český bobista, jemuž nemoc vzala sluch: Nesmí se mi vybít baterka!|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/blesk-sport/409337/cesky-bobista-jemuz-nemoc-vzala-sluch-nesmi-se-mi-vybit-baterka.html|website=Blesk|date=14 February 2022|language=cs}}

| education =Charles University{{Cite news|title=Deaf Czech Bobsledder, Jakub Nosek, at the Pyeongchang 2018|url=http://www.ciss.org/deaf-czech-bobsledder-jakub-nosek-at-the-pyeongchang-2018|website=Deaflympics|access-date=13 March 2018}}

| height ={{convert|190|cm|0|abbr=on}}{{Cite news|first=Antonín|last=Vavrda|title=Policista, masér či inženýr v ledovém korytu. A sprinterský boj o post brzdaře u ‚českých Kokosů na sněhu’|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/sport/ostatni-sporty/cesko-olympiada-bobiste-boby-kokosy-na-snehu.A220217_212125_ln-sport-ostatni_rkj|date=18 January 2022|website=Lidové noviny|language=cs}}

| weight ={{convert|102|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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Jakub Nosek (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech deaf bobsledder. He formerly competed as a track and field athlete.{{Cite news|title=Jakub Nosek {{!}} Oficiální web Českého svazu bobistů a skeletonistů - ČSBS sekce boby|url=http://www.bobteam.cz/reprezentace/zavodnici/jakub-nosek|url-status=dead|website=Czech Bobsleigh Team Official Website|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214340/http://www.bobteam.cz/reprezentace/zavodnici/jakub-nosek|archive-date=13 March 2018|access-date=13 March 2018}}

Early life

Nosek was born in Ústí nad Labem, but grew up in Náchod.{{Cite news|first=Jakub|last=Schmidt|title=Strach z rychlosti nemám, když se ovšem bob „otočí“, tak to potom trošku bolí, směje se Jakub Nosek|url=https://hradec.rozhlas.cz/strach-z-rychlosti-nemam-kdyz-se-ovsem-bob-otoci-tak-potom-trosku-boli-smeje-se-8696976|website=ČRo Hradec Králové|location=Prague|publisher=Czech Radio|date=7 March 2022|language=cs}} He became deaf after contracting meningitis at only three years old, having lost about 99 percent of the hearing in his right ear and 85 percent in his left ear.{{Cite news|first=Kristýna|last=Šperková|title=Bobista Nosek píše historii. Jako první sluchově handicapovaný sportovec se zúčastní zimní olympiády|url=https://sport.aktualne.cz/parasport/historicky-prvnim-sluchove-postizenym-sportovcem-na-zimnich/r~772fa6ee078711e894960cc47ab5f122/|website=Aktualně.cz|date=2 February 2018|language=cs}}

Nosek has been involved in sports since childhood and played football until the age of 12.{{Cite news|title=Nosek: Nedokážu upřednostnit ani jeden sport|url=https://nachodsky.denik.cz/ostatni_region/nosek-nedokazu-uprednostnit-ani-jeden-sport-20160527.html|website=Deník|location=Prague|publisher=Vltave Labe Media|date=27 May 2016|language=cs}} He became interested in bobsleigh when Radek Matoušek scouted him to try the sport.{{Cite web|title=Athlete Profile – Jakub Nosek|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/bobsleigh/athlete-profile-n3042121-jakub-nosek.htm|url-status=dead|website=pyeongchang2018.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207101708mp_/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/bobsleigh/athlete-profile-n3042121-jakub-nosek.htm|archive-date=7 February 2018}} Nosek initially opposed as he wanted to finish school first, but later accepted Matousek's decision.{{Cite news|first=Milan|last=Baják|title=Neslyšící Jakub Nosek se i přes svůj handicap projel bobem na olympijských hrách v Pchjongčchangu|url=https://hradec.rozhlas.cz/neslysici-jakub-nosek-se-i-pres-svuj-handicap-projel-bobem-na-olympijskych-hrach-6938120|website=ČRo Hradec Králové|location=Prague|publisher=Czech Radio|date=14 March 2018|language=cs}}

Career

Nosek competed in Deaflympics as a track-and-field athlete, representing the Czech Republic in 2009, 2013, and 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/c3hLK1FpS1k4RHE0b2YxN2dQbWx6QT09|title=Jakub Nosek {{!}} Deaflympics|website=www.deaflympics.com|access-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042428/https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/c3hLK1FpS1k4RHE0b2YxN2dQbWx6QT09|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

Nosek made his Winter Olympic Games debut during the two-man bobsleigh event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 17th place with Dominik Dvořák.{{Cite news|first=Lucie|last=Hrdličková|title=Jak se pilotují boby? Čas na podrbání rozhodně není, popisuje Dominik Dvořák|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/bobista-dvorak-ostatnim-zemim-nemuzeme-kvuli-staremu-materialu-konkurovat-43582|website=Seznam Zprávy|date=10 March 2018|location=Prague|publisher=Seznam.cz|language=cs}} At the 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup, the pair took eleventh place in Calgary and finished fourth in the final overall standings.{{Cite news|title=Dvořákův dvojbob byl v Calgary jedenáctý, celkově skončil v SP čtvrtý|url=https://www.idnes.cz/sport/ostatni/dvojboby-calgary-dominik-dvorak-jakub-nosek.A190224_080448_sporty_tof|website=iDNES|location=Prague|publisher=Mafra|date=20 February 2019|language=cs}}

At the 2019–20 Bobsleigh World Cup in Lake Placid, Nosek teamed up with Dominik Suchý, Dvořák, Jan Šindelář – finishing seventh place in the final standings of the four-man bobsleigh.{{Cite news|title=Dvořákův čtyřbob skončil na SP v Lake Placid desátý|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/ostatni-ostatni-dvorakuv-ctyrbob-skoncil-na-sp-v-lake-placid-desaty-1173197|website=sport.cz|location=Prague|publisher=Seznam.cz|date=15 December 2019|language=cs}} They also finished tenth place during IBSF World Championships 2020.{{Cite news|first1=Robert|last1=Neumann|first2=Jarmila|last2=Bastlová|title=Bobisté jsou na MS blízko snu. V neděli se může stát cokoli, říká pilot Dvořák|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/ostatni-ostatni-bobiste-jsou-na-ms-blizko-snu-v-nedeli-se-muze-stat-cokoli-rika-pilot-dvorak-1250512|website=sport.cz|location=Prague|publisher=Seznam.cz|date=29 February 2020|language=cs}}

After Suchý withdrew from the 2022 Winter Olympics due to an injury, it was confirmed that Nosek, Dvořák, and Šindelář would remain part of the Czech bobsleigh team. They were joined by newcomers Dominik Záleský and Jáchym Procházka.{{Cite news|first=Milan|last=Novotný|title=Nevydařený testovací závod bobistů. Beru to jako nakopnutí, doufá pilot Dvořák|url=https://www.denik.cz/zimni_sporty/nevydareny-testovaci-zavod-bobistu-beru-to-jako-nakopnuti-doufa-pilot-dvorak.html|website=Deník|location=Prague|publisher=Vltava Labe Media|date=2 November 2021|language=cs}} During the tournament, Nosek teamed up with Dvořák in the two-man bobsleigh category, finishing 12th place.{{Cite news|title=Český dvojbob drží po dvou kolech dvanáctou pozici, na vedoucí Němce ztrácí přes vteřinu a půl |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/olympijske-hry/olympiada-peking-boby-dvojbob-dvorak-nosek_2202141458_apr|website=Czech Radio|date=14 February 2022|language=cs}}

Personal life

Nosek has a daughter named Viktorie with his partner Aneta.{{Cite news|title=Czech bobsledder shows deafness no barrier at Beijing Olympics|url=https://today.rtl.lu/sport/international/a/1864747.html|website=RTL|date=18 February 2022}}