Michal Navrátil | |
Residence: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1985 |
Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia (Czech republic) |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Weight: | 85 kg |
Sport: | Diving |
Event: | High diving |
Michal Navrátil (in Czech pronounced as /ˈmɪxal ˈnavraːtɪl/; born 5 June 1985) is a Czech professional diver.
Michal Navrátil was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Originally his family come from Pilsen, Bohemia.
His father introduced him to swimming competitions from the young age of five, he swam in the Nationals where he earned a 2nd-place finish in the 50m butterfly.
As an born athlete also competed in gymnastic competitions in club of Sparta Prague at the age of 10 after that he started his diver career in Sport Club USK Podoli where he earned a second-place finish in the Nationals on the 1 and 3 meter boards. In European competitions he was trained by Hana Novotna.Michal's favorite dive is the triple somersault with half twist from 28 meters.
Every last weekend of July and is located in the quarry of Hřiměždice in Central Bohemian Region
2002 1st place 12 and 16 meters[1]
2003 2nd place 12 and 16 meters[2]
2004 1st place 12 and 16 meters[3]
2005 1st 16 meters[4]
2006 2nd 12 meters[5]
2007 1st place 12 and 16 meters[6]
2009 1st place 12 and 16 meters[7]
This international sport event is located in Furore, Italy and is every year in first Sunday of July.
2008 7th[8]
2011 1st[9]
Located in a small valley in the Swiss Italian mountains in Ponte Brolla in Switzerland.
Presented by WHDF World High Diving Federation every year in finals of July.[10]
Year | Finish[11] | |
---|---|---|
2004 | 12th | |
2005 | 8th | |
2007 | 3rd | |
2008 | 3rd |
Started with the annual Red Bull World Wide Series[12] - Cliff Diving competition which draws hundreds of spectators to the sites around the world,
watchers hold their collective breath as the competitors take off from rocks and platforms set high on cliffs at 27 or 28 meters.
Qualification Results: 1st Australia - Hawkesbury River[13]
Results Stop 1: 5th Chile - Easter Island[14]
Results Stop 2: 5th Mexico - Yucatan[15]
Results Stop 3: 3rd Greece - Athens[16]
Results Stop 4: 2nd France- La Rochelle[17]
Results Stop 5: 3rd Italy - Polignano a Mare[18]
Results Stop 6: 12th United States - Boston[19]
Finals: 3rd Ukraine - Yalta[20]
[21]
1. Gary Hunt GBR
2. Artem Silchenko RUS
3. Michal Navrátil[22] CZE
4. Slava Polyeshchuk UKR
5. Cyrille Oumedjkane FRA
6. Alain Kohl LUX
7. Sacha Kutsenko UKR
8. Orlando Duque COL
9. Kent De Mond USA
10. Steven LoBue USA
11. Jorge Ferzuli MEX
12. Hassan Mouti FRA
He trained and performed for one year in Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Sea World in China.
China's leading marine-based theme park and entertainment complex that has attracted millions of visitors since opening in 1998.
Gain contract with Royal Caribbean which is the most exclusive and largest luxury cruise lines in the world.[23]
Performing in the diving and acrobatics show, Aqua Aria at the AquaTheater, the world first amphitheater at sea.[23]
Performed in mainstream movies
2004 Jedna ruka netleska (CZ)[24]
2007 Wanted (USA)[25]
2007 Babylon A.D. (CAD)[26]