Adam Ptáček
Adam Ptáček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈptaːtʃɛk]) (born 8 October 1980 in Ostrava) is a Czech pole vaulter.
He won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and won the silver medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals.[citation needed]
His personal best jump is 5.80 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Prague. Until 2015 it was the Czech record.[1] In 2007 he jumped 5.82 in a city square contest, something which is not recognized by the IAAF.[2]
References[]
- ^ National pole vault records Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
- ^ IAAF top lists - men's pole vault 2007
External links[]
Adam Ptáček at Olympedia
- Adam Ptáček at World Athletics
- Adam Ptáček at TrackField.brinkster.net
- Adam Ptáček at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Czech male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Ostrava
- Czech athletics biography stubs