Milan Šperl
Quick Facts
Biography
Milan Šperl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪlan ˈʃpɛrl̩]; born 26 February 1980 in Karlovy Vary) is a Czech cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.
Professional Career
He won a bronze medal in the team sprint (with Dušan Kožíšek) at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Šperl's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a 6th in the 50 km event at Oberstdorf in 2005.
He is also a six times champion of the Czech Republic in individual races (2002 1.8 km sprint, 2003 50 km classical2004 1.2 km sprintand 50 km freestyle, 2005 2×10 km double pursuit, and 2006 10 km freestyle.
Olympic Career
His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 27th in the 50 km event at Turin in 2006. Šperl has a total of eight individual victories at distances up to 15 km since 2002 in FIS races.