Ondrej Moravec

Born on 9 June 1984 in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic, Moravec is a professional biathlete. He made his World Cup debut on 16 January 2003. Participated in his first Olympics in 2006 in Turin as he finished 32nd in the sprint, 39th in the pursuit and 6th in the relay. During those years his best results were mostly with the relay team during World Championships. Moravec placed 5th in Antholz-Anterselva in 2007, 7th in Östersund, the following year 2008 and 10th in Khanty-Mansyisk in 2011. At the Olympic Games in 2010 in Vancouver, he took part in one event - the sprint and positioned 67th. The picture changed at the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding. Moravec appeared in all of the program races. For the first time during his entire career, he demonstrated progress. He placed 12th in the Individual, 18th in the sprint, 15th in the pursuit, 13th in the mass start, 9th in the relay and 8th in the mixed relay. Moravec repeated those accomplishments at the next year World Championships in 2013 in Nove Mesto. He won a bronze medal with the mixed relay and placed 4th in the Individual and mass start, 35th in the sprint, 31st in the pursuit and 6th in the relay. At the very end of the 2012-2013 season, Ondrej Moravec won his first World Cup race - the 15 km mass start in Holmenkollen on 3 March 2013. At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, he won 3 medals - 2 silver in the pursuit and mixed relay alongside Veronika Vítková, Gabriela Soukalová and Jaroslav Soukup and one bronze in the mass start. His best World Cup overall finish yet was 6th in the 2014-2015 season. At the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti, Moravec won 3 medals - a gold in the mixed relay, silver in the mass start and bronze in the Individual. The 2015-2016 season shows a sudden drop in Moravec's sports form He didn't make any impressive placings and stayed in the shadows the entire season.