Martina Sáblíková

Martina Sáblíková is a Czech former speed skater who specialized in long track speed skating. Born on 27 May 1987, she is a three-time Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple European and World allround champion. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver she won gold in the 3000 and 5000 metres and bronze in the 1500 metres, becoming the first Czech to win two gold medals at a single Winter Games, and she defended her 5000 metre title at the 2014 Games in Sochi. She went on to win Olympic silver in the 5000 metres in 2018 and bronze in the same event in 2022. In March 2007 she became the first female speed skater to skate the 10,000 metres in under 14 minutes, and she holds the senior world records in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. For her summer preparation she also competed in inline speed skating and road cycling time trials, and she is the elder sister of speed skater Milan Sáblík. She achieved her results although there are no speed skating rinks in the Czech Republic. She retired after the 2026 World Allround Championships in Heerenveen.