Ivan Bátory

Ivan Bátory
nation	Slovakia
birthday	3rd May 1975
place of birth	Liptovský Mikuláš ,  Czechoslovakia
Career
discipline	Cross-country skiing
society	ŠKP Štrbské Pleso
status	resigned
Medal table
JWM medals 0 × 1 × 0 ×
Nordic Junior Ski World Championships silver 1995 Gällivare 10 km classic
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
Debut in the World Cup December 11, 1993  Overall World Cup 15th ( 1998/99 )  Sprint World Cup 16. ( 1998/99 )  Distance World Cup 17. ( 1998/99 )  Long distance world cup 40th ( 1999/00 )  Middle distance world cup 13. ( 1999/00 )  Tour de Ski 30. ( 2006/07 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Distance races 0 0 3

Ivan Bátory (born May 3, 1975 in Liptovský Mikuláš , then Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak cross-country skier .

Career

Bátory started for the first time in December 1993 in Santa Caterina in the 30 km classic race in the World Cup , which he finished in 89th place. At the Junior World Championships in 1995 in Gällivare , Sweden , over ten kilometers in classic style won the silver medal. He achieved his first World Cup points in November 1995 over 15 km classic in Vuokatti with 13th place. In the spint of Reit im Winkl in February 1996, Bátory achieved a top ten result in the World Cup for the first time with 9th place; in a distance race he achieved this for the first time over 30 km classic in December 1998 in Davos with 6th place. His first of three podium finishes in the World Cup came Bátory in November 1999 in Kiruna with 3rd place over 10 km classic. He achieved his other top 3 results each over 15 km classic and with 3rd place in Davos 2001 and Beitostølen 2005. His best placement in the overall World Cup he achieved in the 1998/99 season with 15th place.

His best results at world championships , in which Bátory consistently participated from 1995 to 2011, were sixth place over 15 km classic in Val di Fiemme 2003 and tenth place in the 50 km race in classic technology in Trondheim 1997 .

Bajčičák also competed for Slovakia at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , Nagano , Salt Lake City , Turin and Vancouver . He achieved his best placements with twelfth place in the Slovak relay and 14th place in the team sprint with Michal Malák in Vancouver. Bátory achieved his best individual placement at the Olympic Games with 19th place over 50 km classic in Nagano.

Following the 2011 World Championships , Bátory ended his career.

Victories in Continental Cup races

No.	date	place	discipline	series
1.	January 29, 1997	Muju	15 km classic individual start	Continental Cup
2.	February 2, 1997	Muju	30 km freestyle individual start	Continental Cup
3.	March 19, 2008	Skalka	7.5 km classic individual start	Slavic Cup
4th	March 20, 2008	Skalka	10 km freestyle mass start	Slavic Cup
5.	March 20, 2010	Kremnica-Skalka	10 km classic individual start	Slavic Cup
6th	January 12, 2011	Zakopane	10 km classic individual start	Slavic Cup

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

• 1994 Lillehammer : 34th place 25 km pursuit, 43rd place 10 km classic
• 1998 Nagano : 11th place relay, 19th place 50 km freestyle, 26th place 30 km classic, 33rd place 25 km pursuit, 60th place 10 km classic
• 2002 Salt Lake City : 21st place 15 km classic, 25th place 50 km classic, 25th place 20 km skiathlon
• 2006 Turin : 8th place team sprint classic, 24th place 30 km skiathlon, 26th place 15 km classic, 47th place 50 km freestyle mass start
• 2010 Vancouver : 12th place relay, 14th place team sprint freestyle, 40th place 15 km freestyle

Nordic World Ski Championships

• 1995 Thunder Bay : 28th place 10 km classic, 36th place 25 km pursuit
• 1997 Trondheim : 9th place relay, 10th place 50 km classic, 13th place 10 km classic, 15th place 25 km pursuit
• 1999 Ramsau : 11th place relay, 12th place 25 km pursuit, 16th place 10 km classic, 20th place 30 km freestyle
• 2001 Lahti : 10th place relay, 16th place 30 km classic, 20th place 20 km skiathlon, 38th place sprint freestyle
• 2003 Val di Fiemme : 6th place 15 km classic, 22nd place 30 km classic mass start, 24th place 20 km skiathlon, 42nd place 50 km freestyle
• 2005 Oberstdorf : 37th place 50 km classic mass start, 48th place 30 km skiathlon
• 2007 Sapporo : 37th place 50 km classic mass start, 64th place 15 km freestyle
• 2009 Liberec : 15th place team sprint classic, 17th place 15 km classic
• 2011 Oslo : 12th place team sprint classic, 43rd place 15 km classic

Placements in the World Cup

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

• 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
• Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
• Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
• Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
• Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.

placement	Distance races a					Skiathlon pursuit	sprint	Stage race b	total	Team c
	≤ 5 km	≤ 10 km	≤ 15 km	≤ 30 km	> 30 km					sprint	Season
1st place
2nd place
3rd place		1	2						3
Top 10		5	10	3		3	3		24	4th
Scoring		15th	40	9	3	12	6th	1	86	7th	5
Starts	1	26th	75	19th	7th	17th	14th	4th	163	7th	5
Status: end of career

^a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification

^bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale

^c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

World Cup overall placements

season	total		distance		sprint
	Points	space	Points	space	Points	space
1994/95	6th	75.	-	-	-	-
1995/96	32	47.	-	-	-	-
1996/97	85	32.	1	66. 1	38	34.
1997/98	17th	62.	-	-	17th	52.
1998/99	248	15th	86	17 January	136	16.
1999/2000	265	19th	21 179	40. 1 13. 2	65	22nd
2000/01	184	26th	-	-	14th	56.
2001/02	197	21st	-	-	-	-
2002/03	172	30th	-	-	5	69.
2003/04	22nd	103.	22nd	65.	-	-
2004/05	70	60.	70	37.	-	-
2005/06	92	60.	92	37.	-	-
2006/07	113	47.	109	28.	-	-
2007/08	45	82.	45	50.	-	-
2008/09	12	145.	11	91.	1	111.
2009/10	13	147.	13	96.	-	-
2010/11	1	175.	1	106.	-	-

¹ Long distance world cup

² Middle distance world cup

Web links

• Ivan Bátory in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Ivan Bátory in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )