Petr Svoboda (track athlete)

Petr Svoboda

Svoboda at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
European Indoor Championships
	2011 Paris	60 m hurdles
	2009 Torino	60 m hurdles
	2017 Belgrade	60 m hurdles

Petr Svoboda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈsvoboda]; born 10 October 1984 in Třebíč, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech track and field athlete, competing in the sprint hurdles. He currently holds national records in both 110 metres hurdles (13.27, 2010)^[1] and 60 metres hurdles (7.44, 2010). On 6 March he won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Torino.

Biography

After breaking the national record for the 110m hurdles, he went to the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona later that year as one of the favourites. However, the gold went to Andy Turner as Svoboda, having led with 30 metres to go, collided badly with a hurdle, and went on to finish in a disappointing 6th place. On 4 March 2011, Svoboda won the gold medal in the 60m hurdles at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Although Turner decided against competing, Svoboda beat Frenchman Garfield Darien who has to settle for a second silver to match the one he won in Barcelona.

On 21 September 2012 he married the pole vaulter Jiřina Ptáčníková,^[2] however the couple divorced in 2014.^[3]

In 2011, Svoboda suffered a heel injury, which interrupted his career for next three years. In May 2014, he announced return to professional athletics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	26th (q)	Long jump	6.71 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	36th (h)	100 m	10.79 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			—	110 m hurdles	DNF
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (sf)	110 m hurdles	14.60
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	–	Heptathlon	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	17th (sf)	110 m hurdles	14.19 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.80
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.81
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	14th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.60
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.61
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	110 m hurdles	13.38
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	60 m hurdles	7.58
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	110 m hurdles	13.57
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	60 m hurdles	7.49
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	5th	110 m hurdles	13.63
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	8th	60 m hurdles	7.67
	World Championships	Beijing, China	23rd (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.67
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	18th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.67
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.53
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.64
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	23rd (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.71
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	28th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.65
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	–	60 m hurdles	DNF

References

1. "Viljoen breaks African record". www.sport24.co.za. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
2. "Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!" (in Czech). blesk.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
3. "Nečekaný atletický rozvod: Manželství Svobody a Ptáčnikové je u konce!" (in Czech). nova.cz. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

External links

• Petr Svoboda at World Athletics
• Petr Svoboda at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Athlete's profile