There is tragic news from Czech Republic. The former jumper Antonin Hajek was found dead in Malaysia at the age of 36 years old.

The causes and circumstances of the death have not been disclosed, a dynamic that makes it even more mysterious the fact. Of Hajek they were in fact lost track since last 2nd October. After just over five months it was discovered how the situation had evolved in the worst way.

Tomas Haisla spokesman for the Czech ski federation, told the press that “Out of respect for Antonin’s family, we will not give further information regarding the circumstances of his death.”

The story of the Bohemian is particular and, read with hindsight today, chilling. Precocious talent, so much so that he came close to a medal at the 2005 World Junior Championships, escaped premature death in the spring of 2008when he had a tremendous car accident because of which he risked remain paraplegic. Nonetheless, he knew fully recover from the accident, so much so that he experienced the best moment of his career in the following years.

Hajek was able to get several top-ten finishes in the World Cup, including two fourth places (Sapporo and Bad Mittendorf, both in January 2010). He also placed 7th in the race on Large Hill dei Olympic Games of Vancouver 2010 and 8th at the World Flight Championships of Planica, disputed a few weeks later. In that context he set what is, to this day, the national record of the Czech Republic (236 meters). He retired in 2015 due to repeated physical problems, entering the technical staff of the national team, later also becoming the head of the women’s sector.

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