Petr Frydrych

Petr Frydrych

Petr Frydrych at the 2011 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 36) Klatovy, Czechoslovakia[1]
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Jan Železný
Achievements and titles
Personal best	88.32 m (2017)
Medal record World Championships 2017 London Javelin throw

Petr Frydrych (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈfrɪdrɪx]; born 13 January 1988) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.32 m was set at the 2017 World Championships, where he won the bronze medal.^[2] He is coached by world record holder and three-time Olympic Champion Jan Železný.^[3]

Early career

Frydrych competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships, 2006 World Junior Championships^[4] and 2007 European Junior Championships, without much success.

In 2009 Frydrych, by then under Železný's guidance,^[5] exploded to the international elite. He improved his personal best from 75.55 to 84.96^[4] and placed second in the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, passed in the last round by Finland's Ari Mannio.^[6] He qualified for the final at the World Championships in Berlin, finishing 10th with a 79.29 effort.^[7]

The 2010 season started well for Frydrych, who first improved to 85.60 at the May 23 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, losing to Norway's two-time Olympic Champion Andreas Thorkildsen by only half a metre.^[8] Only four days later, he threw a world-leading 88.23 metres at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava.^[9] In javelin's first appearance in the inaugural IAAF Diamond Race, at Oslo on June 4, Frydrych again placed a narrow second to Thorkildsen, this time with a mark of 85.33.^[10]

Frydrych was second to Thorkildsen once more at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City,^[11] but a back injury spoiled the rest of 2010 for him, and he only placed 10th at the European Championships.^[12]

Frydrych won the 2011 Diamond League opener in Doha, Qatar with a mark of 85.32, almost a metre ahead of Robert Oosthuizen.^[13]

Seasonal bests by year

• 2006 – 70.91
• 2007 – 75.55
• 2008 – 74.13
• 2009 – 84.96
• 2010 – 88.23
• 2011 – 85.32
• 2012 – 81.14
• 2013 – 82.39
• 2014 – 85.07
• 2015 – 85.52
• 2016 – 84.10
• 2017 – 88.32

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petr Frydrych". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. "IAAF Toplists jt m". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
3. "Železný looks forward to women´s hamer throw and his own trainees". Ostrava Golden Spike. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
4. "Frydrych Petr Biography". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
5. "Kladivářka Šafránková a oštěpař Frydrych mají stříbro z ME 22" (in Czech). Retrieved 2010-05-27.
6. Michael Butcher (2009-07-19). "European U23 Champs - Day Three". IAAF. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
7. "12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2009-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
8. "Oštěpař Frydrych v Šanghaji těsně prohrál jen s Thorkildsenem" (in Czech). Retrieved 2010-05-27.
9. "OSTRAVA GOLDEN SPIKE : Results". Ostrava Golden Spike. 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
10. "Official Results - Men - Javelin Throw". IAAF. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
11. "adidas Grand Prix New York City, NY (USA)". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
12. "Wind on Andreas' and Petr's side". Diamond League. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
13. "Javelin Throw". Diamond League. 2011-05-06. Archived from the original on 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

External links

• Petr Frydrych at World Athletics