Michal Navrátil


Michal Navrátil is a Czech professional diver.

Personal life

Michal Navrátil was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Originally his family come from Pilzen, 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.

When you are up on the platform, you feel the high and the fear that you need to learn control - you must be fearless.

Highdiving career

National Championships

Every last weekend of July and is located in the quarry of Hříměždice in Central Bohemian Region

2002 1st place 12 and 16 meters

2003 2nd place 12 and 16 meters

2004 1st place 12 and 16 meters

2005 1st 16 meters

2006 2nd 12 meters

2007 1st place 12 and 16 meters

2009 1st place 12 and 16 meters

Mediterranean Championships - Marmeeting

This international sport event is located in Furore, Italy and is every year in first Sunday of July.

2008 7th

2011 1st

European Championships

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.
YearFinish
200412th
20058th
20073rd
20083rd

Cliffdiving career

Started with the annual Red Bull World Wide Series - 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.

2011 World Wide Series

Qualification Results: 1st Australia - Hawkesbury River
Results Stop 1: 5th Chile - Easter Island

Results Stop 2: 5th Mexico - Yucatan

Results Stop 3: 3rd Greece - Athens

Results Stop 4: 2nd France- La Rochelle

Results Stop 5: 3rd Italy - Polignano a Mare

Results Stop 6: 12th United States - Boston
Finals: 3rd Ukraine - Yalta

World Series Standings 2011


1. Gary Hunt GBR

2. Artem Silchenko RUS

3. Michal Navrátil 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

Performing career

2009

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.

2010

Gain contract with Royal Caribbean which is the most exclusive and largest luxury cruise lines in the world.

Performing in the diving and acrobatics show, Aqua Aria at the AquaTheater, the world first amphitheater at sea.

Cinematography career

Performed in mainstream movies

2004 Jedna ruka netleska

2007 Wanted

2007 Babylon A.D.