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Medal record
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David Peterka (born 21 February 2006) is a Czech track cyclist. He was a bronze medalist in the 1 km time trial at the 2025 and 2026 UEC European Track Championships.
Career
From Brno, and a member of the Dukla Brno cycling club, in 2022 he underwent an operation in hospital after a heavy crash caused him to break his ribs, collarbone, a collapsed lung and crushed vertebrae.2
He won bronze medals in the team sprint and the 1km time trial at the 2024 UEC Junior European Track Championships in Cottbus.34
He was a gold medalist at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in August 2024, in the team sprint.5
He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder in the 1km time trial in February 2025, whilst still only 18 years-old.6
References
References
- "David Peters". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- "Crushed vertebrae, broken ribs. Peterka fought for his life, now he's fighting for medals". brnensky.denikcz. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- "More medals for BDR". bdr-medienservice.de. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- "Three medals at the start of the championship. Dukla Brno's fans celebrate European bronzes". brnensky. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- "British talents rule the UCI Junior Track World Championships". uci.org. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- "David Peterka won bronze in the fixed kilometer". roadcycling.cz. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.