Nikoleta Jíchová

Nikoleta Jíchová

Jíchová in Munich 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m hurdles: 54.59 (Rome, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Czech Republic European U23 Championships 2021 Tallinn 4×400 m relay

Nikoleta Jíchová (born 29 August 2000) is a Czech track and field athlete. She is a multiple national champion over 400m hurdles, and a European U23 Championships gold medalist.^[1]

Career

Jíchova is coached by former Czech national champion hurdler Jindřich Šimánek.^[2] She is a member of TJ Dukla Prague.^[3] She raced over 100m hurdles before switching to the longer distance of 400m hurdles in 2020.^[4]

2021

In Zlín in June 2021, Jíchová won the senior 400m hurdles at the 2021 Czech Athletics Championships.^[5] In 2021 she was part of the Czech team that won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

2022

The following year Jíchová retained the Czech national title over 400m hurdles, at the Czech Championships held in June 2022 in Hodonín.^[6] Jíchová ran a time of 55.93 to qualify win her heat and to qualify for the semi-finals of the 400m at the 2022 European Championships held in Munich, Germany.^[7][8] In the semi-finals Jíchova set a new personal best time of 55.48s without progressing to the final.^[9]

2023

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she qualified for the semi-finals.^[10]

2024

On 10 June 2024, she ran a personal best 54.59 seconds to qualify for the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. In the final, she finished fourth overall in a time of 54.91 seconds.^[11][12] She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.^[13]

Personal life

Jíchová has done modelling work, and featured on magazine covers in her homeland. She attributed this to an increase in her social media followers.^[14] In 2021 Jíchová announced she was in a relationship with fellow athlete Martin Růžička.^[15]

References

1. "Nikoleta Jíchová". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. "PHOTO STORIES FROM CAMP #3: NIKOLETA JÍCHOVÁ". Atletika.cz. December 26, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. "Jíchová". Atletika.cz. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
4. Kučera, Stanislav (August 17, 2022). "Relief and euphoria. Jíchová for victory in the start and fun obstacles". idnes.cz. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
5. "Women's 400 metres hurdles ― Final" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Athletics Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-14.
6. "Když k MS chybí sedm bodů. Nadějná atletka doplatila na přísný systém". idnes.cz. 1 July 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
7. "I knew I had to kick it in the first lane, says hurdler Jíchová after the winning run". Irozhlas.cz. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
8. "Suverénní Jíchová létala nad překážkami, v semifinále jsou i Müller s Tučkem". 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
9. Kučera, Stanislav (August 18, 2022). "Personal record of motivation. I'm like a fly, I need to get stronger, says Jíchova".
10. "Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
11. "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome". Watch Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
12. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
13. "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
14. Hašek, Martin (June 2, 2021). "Obstacle runner Jíchová: She was proud of the photos, now she wants to beat Hejnová". isport.blesk.cz. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
15. "The athlete Jíchová is dating the former Hejnové: At Slavia, she has the opposite side". iSport.cz. November 2, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

External links

• Nikoleta Jíchová at World Athletics
• Nikoleta Jíchová at European Athletics
• Nikoleta Jíchová at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)