Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Cerebral Palsy |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
LW9-2 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Czech Republic |
Languages |
Czech, English, German |
Higher education |
Economics, Philosophy - University of Economics, Prague: Czech Republic |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He first tried skiing at age four. |
Why this sport? |
His parents wanted him to learn how to ski. He began competing in Para alpine skiing because he was unable to acquire a Para snowboard classification. |
Name of coach |
Marek Jelinek, from 2013; Ondrej Kopriva, from 2016 |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2015 |
Competing for |
Czech Republic |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Tom (Facebook page, 10 Feb 2015) |
Hobbies |
Sports, philosophy. (Athlete, 23 Jun 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing in snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
His mother. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Czech ice hockey player Jaromir Jagr. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018) |
Injuries |
He underwent surgery on his left shoulder joint in June 2016. (Facebook page, 25 Jun 2016) |
Other sports |
He has represented the Czech Republic in Para snowboarding, placing fifth in standing snowboard cross at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018; paralympic.org, 2018) |
Impairment |
He has cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018) |
