Michal Krčmář (; born 23 January 1991) is a Czech biathlete and an Olympic silver medalist in the sprint at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
He was a part of the silver junior men's relay at Biathlon Junior World Championships 2012. Since 2013–14 season he has competed regularly at Biathlon World Cup and has amassed 300 World Cup Starts. He has competed at ten World Championships and three Olympic Games, including the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
His father, Daniel, represented Slovakia in biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.Robert Sattler: Lyžařský obchod přestal prodávat. Krčmářův otec sledoval synův úspěch i se zákazníky at Lidovky.cz, 12 February 2018
Personal life In April 2022, his long-time partner Ramona gave birth to their first child Viktor. In March 2024, the couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Tamara.
He is a follower of football, ice hockey and formula one. He supports the football team AC Sparta Praha.
Career The 2022-23 season brought the best season for Krčmář in his career. He finished 13th in the overall standings, 9th in the individual, sprint and mass start standings and 14th in the pursuit standings. This included notable results in Pokljuka (5th in the sprint),IBU (2023) IBU World Cup Pokljuka Men's 10km Sprint Results [PDF]. 6 January 2023 https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2223/BT/SWRL/CP04/SMSP/C73B_v1.pdf Ruhpolding (8th in the individual),IBU (2023) IBU World Cup Ruhpolding Men's 20km Individual Results [PDF]. 11 January 2023 https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2223/BT/SWRL/CP05/SMIN/C73A_v2.pdf Östersund (4th in the mass start), and Oslo (10th in the sprint and 9th in the pursuit). The Czech team had their best season for many years as well placing 6th in the nations cup (their best result since the 2015-16 season).
In August 2023 he suffered from a viral infection that briefly prevented him from training.
Competing during the 2023-24 season, he reached the top 10 in Lenzerheide (8th place in the mass start). Inconsistent results at the beginning of the second trimester as well as health issues forced him to withdraw from the World Cup in Antholz in order to prepare for the World Championships. He ended the season ranked 28th in the overall World Cup standings.
At the Biathlon World Championships 2025, he won his second World Championship medal as a member of the Czech Mixed Relay team. Krčmář anchored the team and managed to overtake Justus Strelow on the final lap to secure the medal. He also managed 8th place in the individual, his fourth top 10 result in this event at the World Championships.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver medal) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2014 Sochi 60th — — — 11th — 2018 Pyeongchang 7th Silver 30th 26th 7th 8th 2022 Beijing 59th 16th 34th 21st 19th 12th 2026 Milano-Cortina38th28th18th6th6th11th
World Championships 2 medal (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2013 Nové Město — — — — 6th — rowspan="4" 2015 Kontiolahti — 59th 47th — 6th — 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 5th 24th 22nd 22nd 5th 6th 2017 Hochfilzen 6th 61st — 22nd 10th 7th 2019 Östersund 23rd 44th 25th 28th 4th 6th — 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 23rd 39th 27th — 13th Bronze 14th 2021 Pokljuka 26th 11th 21st 25th 13th 11th— 2023 Oberhof 8th 14th 19th 27th 4th 5th 14th 2024 Nové Město 26th 19th 18th 24th 7th 14th — 2025 Lenzerheide 8th 23rd 23rd 23rd 6th Silver — *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
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External links
Michal Krcmar at Milano Cortina 2026