Karel David
Czech long-distance runner
Karel David (born 8 February 1964 in Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia) is a retired long-distance runner from the Czech Republic, who won the 1991 and 1992 edition of the Vienna Marathon. David represented Czechoslovakia twice in the men's marathon (1988 and 1992) at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best time (2:11:57) on 23 May 1993 at the Hamburg Marathon which as of April 2024 is still the national record of the Czech Republic.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Czechoslovakia | |||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 55th | Marathon | 2:26:12 |
1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 5th | Marathon | 2:16:31 |
Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Marathon | 2:18:39 | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, FR Yugoslavia | 7th | Marathon | 2:18:05 |
1991 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:25 |
1992 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:41 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 19th | Marathon | 2:16:34 | |
Representing Czech Republic | |||||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 32nd | Marathon | 2:24:42 |
References
- Karel David at World Athletics
- 1991 Marathon Year Rankings
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karel David". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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Vienna Marathon – men's winners
- 1984: Antoni Niemczak (POL)
- 1985 – 1987: Gerhard Hartmann (AUT)
- 1988: Mirko Vindiš (YUG)
- 1989: Alfredo Shahanga (TAN)
- 1990: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)
- 1991 – 1992: Karel David (TCH)
- 1993: Carlos Patrício (POR)
- 1994: Joaquim Silva (POR)
- 1995: Piotr Prusik (POL)
- 1996: Dube Jillo (ETH)
- 1997: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1998: Moges Taye (ETH)
- 1999: Andrew Eyapan (KEN)
- 2000: Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui (KEN)
- 2001: Luís Novo (POR)
- 2002: Moses Tanui (KEN)
- 2003: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
- 2004: Samson Kandie (KEN)
- 2005: Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)
- 2006: Lahoussine Mrikik (MAR)
- 2007: Luke Kibet (KEN)
- 2008: Abel Kirui (KEN)
- 2009: Gilbert Kirwa (KEN)
- 2010: Henry Sugut (KEN)
- 2011: John Kiprotich (KEN)
- 2012 – 2013: Henry Sugut (KEN)
- 2014: Getu Feleke (ETH)
- 2015: Sisay Lemma (ETH)
- 2016: Robert Chemosin (KEN)
- 2017: Albert Korir (KEN)
- 2018: Salah-Eddine Bounasr (MAR)
- 2019: Vincent Kipchumba (KEN)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Leonard Langat (KEN)
- 2022: Cosmas Matolo (KEN)
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