Josef Chuchla

Josef Chuchla (* June 27, 1973 in Jablonec nad Nisou ) is a former Czech Skeleton pilot.

Josef Chuchla started in his playing days for Tělovýchovná Jednota Vesko Nová Ves. He played in 1995 in Altenberg his first race in the Skeleton World Cup in which he was 29. In the same year he took part in Lillehammer at the Skeleton World Championships in 1995 and reached the 30th place. After he took up steadily, but without outstanding results in the World Cup in 1996, the Czech had no international operations in 1997, in 1998 he came back several times to use. In February 1999 Chuchla drove to the Combined ice rink in Koenigssee than 25 on his best World Cup result. A little later he came in 23rd place at the Skeleton World Cup in Altenberg 1999. In 2001 he won the Calgary Skeleton Challenge Cup races and placed in several races of the new skeleton Europa Cup very well. In the overall standings of the European Cup in the 2000 /01 season Chuchla fourth. In the Skeleton World Cup 2001 in Calgary, he was third 21

Since 2001, the World Cup inserts for Chuchla were rare, but he continued to perform on at major events. Career highlight was attending the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It was the first edition of the sport at the Olympic Games since 1948. Was 24 When The Czech Skeleton Championship 2003, he reached No. 20, 2004, he became Czech champion.