Petr Svoboda (athlete)

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Petr Svoboda
Medal record
Svoboda at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha
Men’s athletics
Representing Czech Republic
European Indoor Championships
Gold	2011 Paris	60 m hurdles
Bronze	2009 Torino	60 m hurdles

Petr Svoboda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈsvoboda]) (born 10 October 1984 in Třebíč, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech track and field athlete, competing in the sprint hurdles. He currently holds national records in both 110 metres hurdles (13.27, 2010)^[1] and 60 metres hurdles (7.44, 2010). On 6 March he won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Torino.

Biography

After breaking the national record for the 110m hurdles, he went to the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona later that year as one of the favourites. However, the gold went to Andy Turner as Svoboda, having led with 30 metres to go, collided badly with a hurdle, and went on to finish in a disappointing 6th place. On 4th March 2011, Svoboda won the gold medal in the 60m hurdles at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Although Turner decided against competing, Svoboda beat Frenchman Garfield Darien who has to settle for a second silver to match the one he won in Barcelona.

On September 21, 2012 he married the pole vaulter Jiřina Ptáčníková.^[2]

In 2011, Svoboda suffered a heel injury, which he never fully recovered from. On September 19, 2013, he announced retirement from professional athletics due to his health condition.

Achievements

2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	26th (q)	Long jump	6.71 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	36th (h)	100 m	10.79
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	–	Heptathlon	DNF
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.80
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.81
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	14th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.60
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.61
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	110 m hurdles	13.38
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	60 m hurdles	7.58
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	110 m hurdles	13.57
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	60 m hurdles	7.49

References

↑ "Viljoen breaks African record". www.sport24.co.za. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
↑ "Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!" (in Czechoslovak). blesk.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

External links

Petr Svoboda profile at IAAF

Petr Svoboda at Sports-Reference.com
Athlete's profile

v t e European Indoor Champions in men's 60 m hurdles

1966: Eddy Ottoz (ITA) 1967⁽¹⁾+1968:⁽¹⁾ Eddy Ottoz (ITA) 1969:⁽¹⁾ Alan Pascoe (GBR) 1970: Günther Nickel (FRG) 1971: Eckart Berkes (FRG) 1972:⁽¹⁾ Guy Drut (FRA) 1973: Frank Siebeck (GDR) 1974: Anatoliy Moshiashvili (URS) 1975: Leszek Wodzyński (POL) 1976: Viktor Myasnikov (URS) 1977–1979: Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 1980: Yuriy Chervanyov (URS) 1981:⁽¹⁾ Arto Bryggare (FIN) 1982: Aleksandr Puchkov (URS) 1983: Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 1984: Romuald Giegiel (POL) 1985: György Bakos (HUN) 1986: Javier Moracho (ESP) 1987: Arto Bryggare (FIN) 1988: Aleš Höffer (TCH) 1989: Colin Jackson (GBR) 1990+1992: Igors Kazanovs (LAT) 1994: Colin Jackson (GBR) 1996+1998: Igors Kazanovs (LAT) 2000: Staņislavs Olijars (LAT) 2002: Colin Jackson (GBR) 2005: Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 2007: Gregory Sedoc (NED) 2009: Ladji Doucouré (FRA) 2011: Petr Svoboda (CZE) 2013: Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)

(1): In this editions runs on 50 metres hurdeles.

Persondata
Name	Svoboda, Petr
Alternative names
Short description	Czech sprint hurdler
Date of birth	10 October 1984
Place of birth	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
Place of death

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