MICHAL
NAVRATIL
athletes
From the closest challenger to Gary Hunt and Artem Silchenko and four podiums in season three, to a third place in 2012’s kick-off competition in France, to just missing out on automatic qualification by finishing sixth overall in 2012; Michal Navratil definitely did not have his best season last year. Consequently, the 28-year-old was forced into qualifying once again, after the first time in 2011, showing a strong performance by leading the board until the final round. After eight dives, just 1.05 points decided first place in favour of rising star Jonathan Paredes, from Mexico, the Czech was nevertheless more than happy to having qualified for his fifth season in the World Series. Famous for his extroverted character, “Supratil” is looking forward very much to the kick-off in La Rochelle and an expected 70,000 spectators, who help him push his limits. It’s very likely that he’ll perform his Superman-dive in exchange for the energy-boost he gets from a big crowd!
“The qualification was a pressure competition because one mistake could cost you your place in the top five. I got some nice scores and made no fatal mistakes. It was only in the last dive that Jonathan beat me by one point. I can’t wait for the season to begin!”
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Representing Czech Republic Nickname Supratil DOB June 5, 1985 Height/Weight 1.84m/85kg City of residence Prague, Czech Republic Profession Stuntman, high diver on the cruise ship “Royal Caribbean” Started cliff diving in 2003 Favourite cliff diving spot Polignano a Mare, Italy Favourite dive Back flip to swan dive and the ‘Superman’, reverse 2ss Achievements • 2012 3rd Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Corsica (FRA) • 2011 Winner Marmeeting • 2011 & 2012 Winner High Diving World Cup • 2009 3rd Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Hamburg (GER) Final rankings Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series • 2012 6th overall • 2011 3rd overall • 2010 9th overall • 2009 7th overall