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Martin Kučera
Martin Kučera (born 10 May 1990 in Bratislava) is a Slovak athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
Kučera in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 May 1990 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Comenius University[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimír Bezdíček | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal best in the event is 49.08 seconds set in Amsterdam in 2016.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Slovakia | |||||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.50 |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.79 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.82 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 44th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.47 | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.30 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 45th (h) | 400 m | 48.44 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 18th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.82 |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.98 | |||
References edit
- ^ RTVS Rio 2016 bio
- ^ 2013 Universiade bio
- ^ Rio 2016 bio
- ^ Martin Kučera at World Athletics
External links edit
- Martin Kučera at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)