Jiřina Ptáčníková

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]

Jiřina Ptáčníková
Jiřina Ptáčníková at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full nameJiřina Ptáčníková
NationalityCzech
Born (1986-05-20) May 20, 1986
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubUSK Praha
Coached byFrantišek Ptáčník, Pavel Sluka
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Pole vault: 4.76 (2013)-national record
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2014 SopotPole vault
European Championships
2012 HelsinkiPole vault
European Team Championships
2011 Stockholm Pole vault
Universiade
2009 BelgradePole vault

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
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 12th (q)[8] 3.80 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 9th (q)[8] 3.85 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 27th (q) 3.80 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 13th (q) 4.25 m
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 4.55 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) 4.40 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 4.60 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 4.65 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 4.60 m
European Team Championships Super League Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 4.60 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 4.65 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th 4.55 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 4.60 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th 4.45 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 4.62 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 4.55 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 4.45 m
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 4.70 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China — NM
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19th (q) 4.45 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (q) 4.35 m

See also

References
  1. "The big surprise : Jirina Ptacnikova wins the Pole Vault in Helsinki!". biathlonews.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. "Samsung Pole Vault Stars 2012 Complete Results". EAA. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
  4. "IAAF: Jirina Ptacnikova | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  5. "Tyčkařka Svobodová má český rekord, o centimetr předstihla Baďurovou" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. "Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!" (in Czech). blesk.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  7. "Nečekaný atletický rozvod: Manželství Svobody a Ptáčnikové je u konce!" (in Czech). nova.cz. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. No height in the final.
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