Jiří Sýkora (decathlete)
 Jiří Sýkora in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1995 Třebíč, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Club | PSK Olymp Praha[2] |
| Coached by | Pavel Svoboda |
Jiří Sýkora (born 20 January 1995 in
world record
holder in the junior decathlon.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  Czech Republic
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| 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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Outdoor
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Indoor
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References
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Czech Athletics Federation profile
- ^ Jiří Sýkora at World Athletics
World U20 Champions in men's decathlon | |
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