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METODĚJ
JÍLEK

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Czech speed skater and inline skater
Birthday: 11. June 2006
Instagram: @metodej_jilek

Metoděj Jílek (born 11 June 2006) is a Czech speed skater and inline skater, regarded as the greatest current talent in these disciplines in the Czech Republic. He is considered the successor to Olympic champion Martina Sáblíková. He first made a significant impact on the ice when he won a bronze medal at the Senior World Championships, marking the best men’s result in the history of Czech speed skating.

At the Junior World Championships in the same year, he triumphed in the 5,000 m and the mass start, added a silver medal in the all-round competition, and claimed bronze in the 1,500 m. In inline skating, he became a five-time gold medallist at a single Junior World Championships event in Italy (2024).

The highlight of his career so far came at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, where he won two medals. He first secured silver in the 5,000 m and, five days later, dominated the 10,000 m to celebrate his first Olympic gold medal.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Olympic Games	1× 1×
World Speed Skating Championships	1× 1×
ISU Speed Skating World Cup	3× 3× 1×
World Junior Speed Skating Championships	2× 1× 1×
World Junior Inline Skating Championships	5×

ALL ACHIEVEMENTS

Achivevements

2026

1× Silver – World Allround Championships (Heerenveen)
1× Gold – 10,000 m, Olympic Games (Milan, 2026)
1× Silver – 5,000 m, Olympic Games (Milan, 2026)
1× Gold – Mass Start, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Inzell, 2026)
1× Silver – 5,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Inzell, 2026)

2025

1× Gold – 5,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Hamar, 2025)
1× Gold – 10,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Heerenveen, 2025)
1× Silver – 5,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Salt Lake City, 2025)
1× Bronze – 10,000 m, World Speed Skating Championships (Hamar, 2025)
5th place – 5,000 m, World Speed Skating Championships (Hamar, 2025)
1× Silver – 10,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Calgary, 2025)
1× Bronze – 5,000 m, ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Tomaszów, 2025)
1× Gold – 5,000 m, World Junior Speed Skating Championships (Collalbo, 2025)
1× Gold – Mass Start, World Junior Speed Skating Championships (Collalbo, 2025)
1× Silver – All-round, World Junior Speed Skating Championships (Collalbo, 2025)
1× Bronze – 1,500 m, World Junior Speed Skating Championships (Collalbo, 2025)
1× Silver – 15,000 m Elimination, European Inline Skating Championships (Gross-Gerau, 2025)

2024

1× Silver – 5,000 m, World Junior Speed Skating Championships (Hachinohe, 2024)
1× Gold – 1,000 m Sprint, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Gold – 5,000 m Points Race, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Gold – 10,000 m Points Race, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Gold – 15,000 m Elimination, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Gold – 3,000 m Relay, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Silver – 10,000 m Elimination, World Junior Inline Skating Championships (Pescara, 2024)
1× Gold – 5,000 m Points Race, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Ostend, 2024)
1× Gold – 10,000 m Elimination, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Ostend, 2024)
1× Gold – 10,000 m Points Race, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Ostend, 2024)
1× Gold – 15,000 m Elimination, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Ostend, 2024)
1× Silver – 3,000 m Relay, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Ostend, 2024)

2023

1× Gold – 10,000 m Elimination, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Valence, 2023)
1× Gold – 10,000 m Points Race, European Junior Inline Skating Championships (Valence, 2023)