Czech Republic at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Czech Republic at the World Championships in Athletics
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At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin
Competitors	22
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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The Czech Republic will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 22 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. Decathlete Roman Šebrle and javelin thrower Barbora Špotáková enter the competition as the reigning champions and current world record holders.^[1]

Team selection

Track and road events Event Athletes Men Women 800 metres Lenka Masná 100 metres hurdles — Lucie Škrobáková 110 metres hurdles Petr Svoboda — 400 metres hurdles Zuzana Hejnová 20 km race walk Zuzana Schindlerová

Field and combined events Event Athletes Men Women Pole vault Jan Kudlička Jiřina Ptáčníková Romana Maláčová High jump Jaroslav Bába Iva Straková Long jump Roman Novotný Štepán Wagner Triple jump Martina Šestáková Shot put Antonín Žalský Discus throw Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Hammer throw Lukáš Melich Lenka Ledvinová Javelin throw Petr Frydrych Vítězslav Veselý Barbora Špotáková Heptathlon — Eliška Klučinová Decathlon Roman Šebrle —

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
110 m hurdles	Petr Svoboda	13.56	11	13.33 SB	4	13.38	6

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Roman Novotný	7.86	26	Did not advance
	Štepán Wagner	7.68	35	Did not advance
High jump	Jaroslav Bába	2.27	12	2.23	5
Pole vault	Jan Kudlička	5.40	22	Did not advance
Shot put	Antonín Žalský	19.77	8	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Petr Frydrych	79.57	9	79.29	10
	Vítězslav Veselý	75.76	28	Did not advance
Hammer throw	Lukáš Melich	74.47	14	Did not advance
Decathlon	Roman Šebrle	-		8266	11

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
800 m	Lenka Masná	2:03.32	16	2:02.55	20	Did not advance
100 m hurdles	Lucie Škrobáková	13.04	18	12.92	12	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Zuzana Hejnová	55.68	12	54.99	11	Did not advance
20 km walk	Zuzana Schindlerová	-				1:35:47	19

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Triple jump	Martina Šestáková	13.84	22	Did not advance
High jump	Iva Straková	1.89	21	Did not advance
Pole vault	Jiřina Ptáčníková	4.40	16	Did not advance
	Romana Maláčová	4.10	30	Did not advance
Discus throw	Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová	59.52	18	Did not advance
Javelin throw	Barbora Špotáková	63.27	4	66.42
Hammer throw	Lenka Ledvinová	62.92	36	Did not advance
Heptathlon	Eliška Klučinová	-		5505	23

References

1. ^ Spotakova and Sebrle lead Czech squad to Berlin. IAAF (2009-08-04). Retrieved on 2009-08-04.

External links

• Official competition website