Jakub Holuša

Jakub Holuša
Personal information
Nationality Czech
Born (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Opava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Club ASC Dukla Praha
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 meters: 47.29[1]
800 meters: 1:45.12[1]
1500 meters: 3:35.26[1]
Mile: 3:56.39[1]

Jakub Holuša (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈɦoluʃa], born 20 February 1988) is a Czech middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Running career

Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships. He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Czech Republic
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:50.30
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 24th (h) 800 m 1:51.09
Olympic Games Beijing, China 41st (h) 800 m 1:48.19
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 9th (h) 800 m 1:49.63
3rd 1500 m 3:51.46
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 800 m 1:47.28
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 800 m 1:47.45
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 1500 m 3:41.57
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 800 m 1:48.62
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 800 m 1:48.99
5th 4x400 metres relay 3:02.72 NR
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 1500 m 3:39.23
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 1st 1500 m 3:37.68 NR
World Championships Beijing, China 30th (h) 1500 m 3:43.66

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor

References

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