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Zdenek Krupicka

Para Ice Hockey

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Congenital

Further personal information

Languages
Czech, Slovak

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2002 in Kolin, Czech Republic.
Why this sport?
He took up Para ice hockey as soon as he had the chance because he had always liked the sport. He had previously tried tennis, floorball, and table tennis.
Club / Team
HC Sparta Praha: Czech Republic
Name of coach
Jiri Briza [national], CZE
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Forward

General interest

Nicknames
Krupice, Krupajs (caths.cz, 22 Feb 2014; Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Hobbies
Fishing, travel. (lui.cz, 19 Aug 2020; Instagram profile, 10 May 2020)
Memorable sporting achievement
Representing the Czech Republic at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010, 2014, and 2018. (lui.cz, 19 Aug 2020)
Most influential person in career
His brothers Jiri and Tomas. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
Canadian Para ice hockey player Brad Bowden. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Whatever it is, every time I go on." (proboxing.cz, 04 May 2016)
Other sports
He has played wheelchair floorball at club level in the Czech Republic. (lui.cz, 19 Aug 2020; praguewheelopen.cz, 25 Mar 2014)
Famous relatives
His brother Jiri Krupicka has played Para ice hockey for the HC Sparta Praha club in the Czech Republic. (sledgehokejzlin.esports.cz, 19 Sep 2020; Athlete, 25 Jan 2019)
Impairment
He was born with spina bifida. (lui.cz, 19 Aug 2020; Athlete, 07 Mar 2014)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games (Vancouver, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Group A 2
Mixed Group A 3
Mixed Group A 6
Mixed Classification 5-8 201
Mixed Classification 5-6 101
Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Group A 2014-03-08 1
Mixed Group A 2014-03-09 3
Mixed Group A 2014-03-11 6
Mixed Group A - Standings 2014-03-11 3
Mixed Classification 5-6 2014-03-12 202
Mixed Classification 5-8 2014-03-14 101
Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Tournament Group B 2018-03-11 3
Mixed Tournament Group B 2018-03-12 4
Mixed Tournament Group B 2018-03-13 6
Mixed Tournament Group B - Standings 2018-03-13 3
Mixed Tournament Classification 5-8 2018-03-14 1
Mixed Tournament Classification 5-6 2018-03-16 1