Martin Koukal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Martin Koukal

Czech ski runner and mountain climber

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1978

Place of Birth: Nové Město na Moravě, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Martin Koukal (Czech pronunciation: ['marc?n 'koukal]) (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Mesto na Morave) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996.
He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km (2003) and a bronze in the team sprint (2005).
Koukal's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a seventh in the 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006.
He also won eight other events in his career from 1998 to 2005 in distances up to 15 km.
He has some mountaineering successes, like his Cho Oyu, Huascarán and Kangchenjunga expeditions.
His younger brother, Petr, plays ice hockey for HC Pardubice in Czech Extraliga and in 2010 also became world champion of his own.