Jakub Kopriva
Czech Republic
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCZE12801199901 | |
| NOC | Czech Republic | |
| Born | 28 Jan 1999
in  Jindrichuv Hradec | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | Czech, English | |
| Residence | Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.74 | 19 Oct 2018 |  Inzell |
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| 1000m | 1:12.46 | 26 Oct 2018 | Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:50.59 | 09 Mar 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:38.58 | 10 Dec 2017 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | NowiS Team - KRS Svratka: Czech Republic | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | Initially an ice hockey player, he was encouraged to try speed skating by a coach. He also enjoyed the skating more than the hockey element of the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (ceskobudejovicky.denik.cz, 17 Dec 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Petr Novak [national], CZE | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in 2014 in Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Kuba (Facebook profile, 17 Jul 2017) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | His performance at the 2017 Junior World Cup event in Erfurt, Germany. (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | His family. (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | US speed skater Joey Mantia. (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/jakub.k.kopriva |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 30 | |||