Metoděj Jílek
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| Born | 11 June 2006 Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000m, 10000m, allround | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metoděj Jílek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɛtoɟɛj ˈjiːlɛk]; born 11 June 2006) is a Czech speed skater and inline speed skater. On ice, he is a gold medalist in 2026 Olympic 10,000 meter speed skating, a silver medalist in 2026 Olympic 5000 meter speed skating, bronze medalist at the 10,000 meter race of the 2025 World Championships and 2025 World Junior Champion at the Mass Start and 5000 meter races. Inline, he is 2024 World Junior Champion at five events.
Life
Jílek was born on 11 June 2006 in Prague.[1] He speaks English and Spanish. He is careful about his diet and has never tasted alcohol.[2]
Career
Speed skating
Jílek made his international debut at the World Junior Championships in 2023. The following year he won the silver medal at the 5,000 meter race.[3]
In the 2024–25 season, Jílek established new World Junior Records over 5000 and 10000 meters.[4] In the same season, he improved the Czech national records at the senior level over 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 meters. At the 2025 World Championships he won a bronze medal at the 10000 meter race, the first medal ever for a male Czech speed skater at the World Championships.[5]
He was named "Junior Sportsperson of the year" at the Czech Republic's 2025 Sportsperson of the Year awards.[6]
Jílek won the gold medal in the 10000m[7] and the silver medal in the 5000m at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.[8]
Jílek won the silver medal in the Allround at the 2026 Heerenveen.[9]
He was named "Best Newcomer" at the International Skating Union's 2025–26 Speed Skating Awards.[10][11]
Inline skating
Jilek participated at the 2024 Inline Speed Skating World Championships, winning five gold medals at the junior level.[12]
References
- ^ "Metoděj Jílek" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ Zoubek, Ondřej (2026-02-14). ""Jak je to v Česku? Sport číslo pět?" Neblázněte. Jílek je úkaz, jiný než Sáblíková". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ "Metoděj Jílek". isu-skating.com. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Stayers opgelet: Metoděj Jílek bestormt de schaatstop". schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Patinage de vitesse – Championnat du monde : Metoděj Jílek médaillé de bronze sur 10 000 m" (in French). Czech Radio. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Sportovcem roku je potřetí zimní 'obojživelnice' Ledecká. Druhý skončil kanoista Fuksa". iROZHLAS.cz (in Czech). Czech Radio. Czech News Agency. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Nazare, Pearl Josephine (13 February 2026). "Speed skating-Czech teenager Jilek outclasses strong field to take 10,000m gold". Reuters. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Nazare, Pearl Josephine; Rios, Janina Nuno. "Speed skating-Norway's Eitrem wins men's 5,000m gold at Milano Cortina". Reuters. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Jílek při premiéře na MS ve víceboji získal stříbrnou medaili. Blýskl se v závěrečné disciplíně na 10 000 m". iROZHLAS.cz (in Czech). Czech Radio. Czech News Agency. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Osoba, Michal (9 March 2026). "Světová pocta pro Jílka! Za mimořádnou sezonu získal trofej". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Speed Skating's first-ever ISU Awards crown stars of 2025/26 season". isu-skating.com (Press release). International Skating Union. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Lizza, Alice (2024-09-18). "Sulmona, World Capital of Inline Skating". worldskate.org. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
External links
- Metoděj Jílek at the International Skating Union
- Metoděj Jílek at SpeedSkatingNews
- Metodej Jilek at Milano Cortina 2026
- Metodej Jilek at Olympics.com
- Metoděj Jílek at Olympedia
- Metoděj Jílek at InterSportStats
- Metoděj Jílek at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Official website