Vítězslav Veselý

Vítězslav Veselý
Personal information
Nationality Czech
Born (1983-02-27) 27 February 1983
Hodonín, Czechoslovakia
Residence Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Javelin throw
Club Dukla Praha
Turned pro 2002–
Coached by Jan Železný
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw: 88.34 (2012)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonJavelin
World Championships
2013 MoscowJavelin throw
European Championships
2012 HelsinkiJavelin throw
2014 ZürichJavelin throw
2016 AmsterdamJavelin throw
Continental Cup
2014 MarrakechJavelin throw

Vítězslav Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːcɛslaf ˈvɛsɛliː]) (born 27 February 1983) is a Czech javelin thrower.

Career

He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw a personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final. He was less successful at his first World Championships in Athletics the following year, failing to make the final with a throw of 75.76 m.

Veselý improved his personal best by more than five metres at a meeting in Olomouc in May 2010, throwing a world leading mark of 86.45 m.[1] He was ninth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships that year. He came close to a major medal with a fourth-place finish at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He had his second best ever throw at the Shanghai 2012 Diamond League meet, winning with a mark of 85.40 m.[2] At the 2012 Olympic Games, Veselý threw a new personal best of 88.34 m to improve his world lead;[3] in the final, however, his last throw of 83.34 m was only good enough for 4th place.[4] In 2017, following the disqualification of Oleksandr Pyatnytsya due to doping, Veselý was awarded the bronze medal.[5]

In 2013 Veselý won the World Championships with a mark of 87.17 meters, only 10 cm ahead of Tero Pitkämäki. With this result he became the second Czech world champion in men's javelin throw beside Jan Železný.

During 2014 he wasn't able to defend his title at the Europeans: Veselý finished second with 84.79 m behind Antti Ruuskanen, who was in his best form in the final, reaching 88.01 m at the third round.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 9th 68.76 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 12th 76.76 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (q) 75.76 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 77.83 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 4th 84.11 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 83.72 m
Olympic Games London, Great Britain 3rd 83.34 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 87.17 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd 84.79 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 8th 83.13 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 83.59 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 82.51 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 26th (q) 75.50 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2002 – 73.22
  • 2006 – 75.98
  • 2007 – 79.45
  • 2008 – 81.20
  • 2009 – 80.35
  • 2010 – 86.45
  • 2011 – 84.11
  • 2012 – 88.34
  • 2013 – 87.58
  • 2014 - 87.38
  • 2015 - 88.18
  • 2016 - 84.82

References

  1. ↑ World leads for Vesely and Müller. European Athletics (2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Len (2012-05-19). Liu Xiang and G. Dibaba the standouts in rainy Shanghai – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.
  3. ↑ Turner, Chris (2012-08-08). London 2012 – Event Report – Men's Javelin Throw Qualification. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-09-03.
  4. ↑ Turner, Chris (2012-08-08). London 2012 – Event Report – Men's Javelin Throw Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Veselý se dočkal olympijské medaile. Asi skončí u babičky, usmál se".
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