| Jaroslav Kopřiva | |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Sport: | Bobsleigh |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
Jaroslav Kopřiva (born 23 October 1990) is a Czech bobsledder.
Jaroslav Kopřiva was born on 23 October 1990 in Mladá Boleslav.[1] Before he started bobsled, Kopřiva was a track and field athlete.[2] He has a university degree.[3]
Kopřiva started to bobsleigh in 2011.[4] He competed for the clubs Bob klub Slavia Prague and PSK Olymp Prague.[3] Kopřiva's best results are in four-man bobsleigh competition. He first sought to participate in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, but only one Czech four-man sled could qualify, so his sled could not start.[2] Kopřiva then competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where his team finished in 21st place.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, the Czech team with Jaroslav Kopřiva finished on 7th place in a Bobsleigh World Cup event, which is the best result in the history of the country in a four-man World Cup event.[5]
As of 2024, he is the chairman of the bobsleigh club PSK Olymp Prague.[6]