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Jiří Sýkora (decathlete)

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Jiří Sýkora
Jiří Sýkora in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)
Třebíč, Czech Republic
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
ClubPSK Olymp Praha[2]
Coached byPavel 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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 7th Decathlon (U18) 5823 pts
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 8th Long jump 6.86 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy Long jump NM
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 1st Decathlon (U20) 8135 pts
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Decathlon DNF
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia Decathlon DNF
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands Decathlon DNF
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25th Decathlon 6237 pts
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th Heptathlon 5902 pts
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Decathlon 8084 pts
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th Heptathlon 5016 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th Decathlon 7943 pts
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th Decathlon 8107 pts
European Championships Munich, Germany Decathlon DNF

Personal bests

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References

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