Zdeněk Vítek

{{Infobox biathlete

| name = Zdeněk Vítek

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| fullname = Zdeněk Vítek

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|7|25}}

| birth_place = Vrchlabí, ČSR, Czechoslovakia

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = SKP Jablonec

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| wcdebut = 9 February 1997

| retired =

| olympicteams = 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)

| olympicmedals = 0

| olympicgolds =

| worldsteams = 15 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)

| worldsmedals = 1

| worldsgolds = 0

| wcseasons = 18 (1996/97–2013/14)

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| wcwins = 1

| wcrelayswins = 3

| wcpodiums = 5

| wcrelayspodiums = 10

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Zdeněk Vítek ({{IPA|cs|ˈzdɛɲɛɡ ˈviːtɛk}}) (born 25 July 1977) is a Czech former biathlete. Vítek retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. In May 2014, he was named as the head coach for the Czech Republic's women's biathlon team.{{cite web |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2224 |title=Zdenek Vitek Moves from Athlete to Czech Women's Coach |last=Kokesh |first=Jerry |date=28 May 2014 |website=Biathlonworld |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=25 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044710/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2224 |archive-date=4 March 2016}} After four years in this role, in June 2018 Vitek became head coach of the Czech men's team.{{cite web |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/coaching-carousel-gala-evening-and-new-stadium-in-czech-republic |title=Coaching Carousel, Gala Evening, and New Stadium in Czech Republic |author= |date=7 June 2018 |website=International Biathlon Union|access-date=18 March 2020}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTCZE12507197701 |title=Zdeněk Vítek |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=25 July 2015}}

=Olympic Games=

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|Japan}} 1998 Nagano

| —

| 51st

| {{n/a}}

| 14th

align=left |{{flagicon|United States}} 2002 Salt Lake City

| 57th

| 14th

| 17th

| {{n/a}}

| 5th

align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 2006 Turin

| 22nd

| 10th

| 16th

| 22nd

| 6th

align=left |{{flagicon|Canada}} 2010 Vancouver

| 67th

| 28th

| 38th

| —

| 7th

:*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

=World Championships=

1 medal (1 bronze)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!Team

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SVK}} 1997 Brezno-Osrblie

| —

| {{n/a}}

| —

| 15th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 1998 Pokljuka

| {{n/a}}

| 43rd

| {{n/a}}

| 19th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 1999 Kontiolahti

| 50th

| 23rd

| 45th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 15th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen

| 23rd

| 36th

| 35th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 7th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2001 Pokljuka

| 26th

| 23rd

| 10th

| 24th

| {{n/a}}

| 14th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen

| {{n/a}}

| 27th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk

| —

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| DNF

| 7th

| {{n/a}}

| 6th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2005 Hochfilzen

| —

| 62nd

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 11th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2006 Pokljuka

| {{n/a}}

| 17th

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2007 Antholz-Anterselva

| 54th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 5th

| 8th

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2008 Östersund

| 7th

| 23rd

| 16th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 7th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2009 Pyeongchang

| 29th

| 48th

| 28th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 10th

| 17th

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk

| 28th

| 40th

| 39th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 10th

| 11th

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2012 Ruhpolding

| —

| 64th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 9th

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2013 Nové Město

| 67th

| 24th

| 46th

| —

| {{n/a}}

| —

:*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

:**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

=Individual victories=

1 victory (1 In)

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Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Level
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"\| 2000–01 1 victory (1 In)	30 November 2000	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

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Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Level

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01
1 victory
(1 In)

30 November 2000

{{flagicon|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva

20 km individual

Biathlon World Cup

:*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.