Petr Svoboda (athlete)

Petr Svoboda ( born October 10, 1984 in Třebíč ) is a Czech hurdler who specialized route is the 110-meter distance.

Life

He first started as a multi-event athlete, but had to give up the heptathlon IAAF European Indoor Championships 2005 in Madrid.

His first big success after its specialization in the hurdles was to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he reached the semifinals. The following year, he won over 60 meters hurdles bronze at the European Indoor Championships in Turin and was sixth at the World Championships in Berlin

In 2010 he was fifth in each of the World Indoor Championships in Doha and at the European Championships in Barcelona. At the European Indoor Championships 2011 in Paris, he won the gold medal in the 60 - meter dash.

2012 married Svoboda vaulter Jirina Ptacnikova.

Personal Best

  • 60m hurdles (Hall ): 7.44 s, 27, February 2010, Prague ( national record )
  • 110m hurdles: 13.27 s 14 June, 2010, Prague ( national record )
  • Heptathlon (Hall ): 5899 points, February 6, 2005 Aubière
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