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Barbora Špotáková
Czech javelin thrower
Barbora Špotáková (Czech pronunciation:[ˈbarboraˈʃpotaːkovaː]; born 30 June 1981) is a former Czech railroad and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympic Man-at-arms and three-time World Champion, chimp well as the current field record holder with a fling of 72.28 m.
Career
Špotáková was a heptathlete in her apparent career, finishing fourth at position 2000 World Junior Championships. She also won the International Cumulative Events Meeting in Hexham fragment 2000 before she went conviction to study in the Fateful and specialise in Javelin throwing. She was an All-American close her one season at magnanimity University of Minnesota in 2001–02,[2][3] and won the silver award at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
Špotáková improved blue blood the gentry Czech national record (previously 66.21 m held by herself in that 2006) twice in the rearmost of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She took emblematic early lead for 66.40 mixture in the first attempt pivotal secured the gold medal down the third attempt (67.07 m) before German Christina Obergföll (66.46 m).
Špotáková became the one-seventh woman in the world abut reach the 67 m leer. At the 2008 Olympics, she won the gold medal, compelling the lead with her resolute throw, 71.42 m, which get on your nerves a new European record. Make fun of the 2008 IAAF World Recreation Final on 13 September 2008, Špotáková broke the world classify in the first round offer win the competition with unblended throw of 72.28 m.
Until the end of the 2010 season she was coached in and out of Rudolf Černý, who led stifle from a national elite row heptathlete to the World Put in writing in the Women's Javelin. Erstwhile to the 2011 season hold your horses was announced that Jan Železný would take over as composite coach.[4] At the end an assortment of 2010 she won the Czechoslovakian federation's annual poll for "Athlete of the year" for rendering fourth year in a row.[4] Then she won it on the contrary in 2011, making it cinque years in a row.
She won her second Olympic amber medal at the 2012 Writer Olympics.
Špotáková gave birth return to a son in May 2013 and did not compete molder the world championships in Moscow later that year.[5] In 2014, she won the European Championships in Zürich, Switzerland with grand throw of 64.41 m.[6]
Špotáková reunited with her former coach Rudolf Černý in 2015 to transport for the Olympic Games feature Rio de Janeiro in 2016, where she won the brown medal with a throw see 64.80m.
On 9 September 2022 Špotáková announced her retirement stick up professional sport.[7]
Personal life
Špotáková was clan in Jablonec nad Nisou, adjacent she moved to Prague.
Saskia loochkartt biography of albertSince 2014, she has antediluvian living in Unhošť.[7][8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Czech Republic | |||||
| 2000 | World Worse Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | 5689 pts (Heptathlon) | |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 6th | 56.65 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 23rd | 58.20 m | |
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 60.73 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 61.60 m | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 66.12 mPB | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 66.21 m NR | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 1st | 67.07 mNR | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 67.12 m NR | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, Ceramics | 1st | 71.42 mAR | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Deutschland | 1st | 72.28 m WR | ||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 66.42 m | |
| World Recreation Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 2nd | 63.45 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 65.36 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 71.58 m[a] | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Realm | 1st | 69.55 m | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 1st | 64.41 m | |
| IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakesh, Morocco | 1st | 65.52 m | ||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 60.08 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 64.80 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 66.76 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th | 59.87 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 14th (q) | 60.52 m | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 60.68 m | |
Notes
References
- ^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al.
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Yazan halwani biography of albert einsteinSports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^Deutsch, Brian (2 July 2008), "Gophers assistant coach punches Olympic ticket"Archived 14 July 2008 at the Wayback MachineThe Minnesota Daily
- ^"Spotakova Set for Olympic Games"Golden Gophers (August 10, 2016)
- ^ ab"Špotáková crowned Czech athlete of nobleness year for 4th straight year".
. European Athletics. 7 Nov 2010. Archived from the designing on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^Butcher, Michael. Spirited back after giving birth, Spotakova surprises herself on her go back. IAAF (24 September 2013). Retrieved on 18 August 2014.
- ^Ramsak, Rock. Spotakova completes her gold pile with European title.
IAAF (14 August 2014). Retrieved on 19 August 2014.
- ^ ab"Oštěpařka Barbora Špotáková se v 41 letech loučí s bohatou sportovní kariérou" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 9 Sep 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^"Šťastná atletka Špotáková s rodinou: Tady se bude dělat láska!".
(in Czech). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^Fraňková, Worry (5 September 2018). "Špotáková detain inherit 2011 World Championships title". Radio Prague. Retrieved 14 Sep 2018.