Jiřina Ptáčníková
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Full name | Jiřina Ptáčníková | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | May 20, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | USK Praha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | František Ptáčník, Pavel Sluka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jiřina Ptáčníková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝ɪna ˈptaːtʃɲiːkovaː]; born 20 May 1986) is a Czech pole vaulter. She won the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and the 2014 World Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography[]
She is the daughter of the Czech sprinter František Ptáčník.
Ptáčníková achieved a personal best (indoor) of 4.70 metres in Donetsk in 2012.[2] This was a Czech record.[3] She improved to 4.71 m in 2014, which was also a Czech record.[4]
She also achieved outdoor personal best of 4.76 metres in Plzeň in September 2013.[5]
Personal life[]
On 21 September 2012 she married the hurdler Petr Svoboda,[6] however the couple divorced in 2014.[7]
International competitions[]
See also[]
- Czech Athletics Championships - Records
- Czech records in athletics
References[]
- ^ "The big surprise : Jirina Ptacnikova wins the Pole Vault in Helsinki!". biathlonews.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Samsung Pole Vault Stars 2012 Complete Results". EAA. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
- ^ "IAAF: Jirina Ptacnikova | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "Tyčkařka Svobodová má český rekord, o centimetr předstihla Baďurovou" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!" (in Czech). blesk.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Nečekaný atletický rozvod: Manželství Svobody a Ptáčnikové je u konce!" (in Czech). nova.cz. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b No height in the final.
External links[]
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at World Athletics
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at Diamond League
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at Olympics.com
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at Olympedia
- Jiřina Ptáčníková at CAS web site
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Plzeň
- Czech female pole vaulters
- Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade gold medalists for the Czech Republic
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade