Jaroslav Sakala

Jaroslav Sakala (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈsakala]; born 14 July 1969) is a former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.

Jaroslav Sakala
Country	Czechoslovakia (89–92) Czech Republic (93–02)
Born	(1969-07-14) 14 July 1969 Krnov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Personal best	202.5 m (664 ft) Kulm, 18-19 February 2000
World Cup career
Seasons	1989–2002
Indiv. starts	182
Indiv. podiums	11
Indiv. wins	4
Team starts	14
Ski Flying titles	2 (1993, 1994)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Olympic Games 1992 Albertville Team LH FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 Falun Individual LH 1993 Falun Team LH 1993 Falun Individual NH Men's ski flying FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1994 Planica Individual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

He entered his first World Cup competition on 15 January 1989 in Harrachov. His first big success was at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville with a bronze medal in the team large hill. Sakala finished second in the 1992-93 Overall World Cup ski jumping and fourth the following season.

He won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993 in Falun with a silver in the individual normal hill and bronzes in the individual and team large hills. Sakala achieved his first World Cup victory on 30 January 1993 at Planica. His only victory on a regular ski jump was in Liberec on 16 January 1994. Sakala's fourth and final World Cup victory on 20 March 1994 at Planica when he won the Ski Flying World Championships. He was the first Czech to break the 200 metre barrier. He could not follow up on these successes in the years afterward and he did not win a medal in ski jumping after 1996, partly because of his conflicts with the Czech skiing federation and because of his short period of excessive drinking. Sakala made more frequent ski flying appearances from 1996 until his 2002 retirement.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	NT	JP
1988/89	52	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
1989/90	47	31	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990/91	37	12	21	N/A	N/A
1991/92	14	9	13	N/A	N/A
1992/93				N/A	N/A
1993/94	4	5		N/A	N/A
1994/95	34	30	11	N/A	N/A
1995/96	18	36	5	N/A	22
1996/97	23	43	10	—	32
1997/98	21	12	46	—	17
1998/99	75	—	—	—	72
1999/00	67	52	—	—	6
2000/01	62	—	45	—	N/A
2001/02	10	—	N/A	—	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1992/93	30 January 1993	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm K185	FH
2		31 January 1993	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm K185	FH
3	1993/94	16 January 1994	Liberec	Ještěd A K120	LH
4		20 March 1994	Planica (SF-WCS)	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	FH

References

• Jaroslav Sakala at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• More about Sakala Name