Jiří Sýkora (decathlete)
Czech decathlete
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Born | (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) Třebíč, Czech Republic |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Club | PSK Olymp Praha[2] |
Coached by | Pavel Svoboda |
Jiří Sýkora (born 20 January 1995 in Třebíč) is a Czech athlete competing in the combined events.[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished last after scoring no points in the pole vault and 1500 metres. In addition he won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He is also the former world record holder in the junior decathlon.
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
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References
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Czech Athletics Federation profile
- ^ Jiří Sýkora at World Athletics
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World U20 Champions in men's decathlon
- 1986:
Petri Keskitalo (FIN)
- 1988:
Michael Kohnle (FRG)
- 1990:
Eric Kaiser (GER)
- 1992:
Raúl Duany (CUB)
- 1994:
Benjamin Jensen (NOR)
- 1996:
Attila Zsivoczky (HUN)
- 1998:
Aki Heikkinen (FRA)
- 2000:
Dennis Leyckes (GER)
- 2002:
Leonid Andreev (UZB)
- 2004:
Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
- 2006:
Arkadiy Vasilyev (RUS)
- 2008:
Jan Felix Knobel (GER)
- 2010:
Kevin Mayer (FRA)
- 2012:
Gunnar Nixon (USA)
- 2014:
Jiří Sýkora (CZE)
- 2016:
Niklas Kaul (GER)
- 2018:
Ashley Moloney (AUS)
- 2021:
František Doubek (CZE)
- 2022:
Gabriel Emmanuel (NED)
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