He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw a personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final. He was less successful at his first World Championships in Athletics the following year, failing to make the final with a throw of 75.76 m.
Veselý improved his personal best by more than five metres at a meeting in Olomouc in May 2010, throwing a world leading mark of 86.45 m.[2] He was ninth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships that year. He came close to a major medal with a fourth-place finish at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He had his second best ever throw at the Shanghai2012 Diamond League meet, winning with a mark of 85.40 m.[3] At the 2012 Olympic Games, Veselý threw a new personal best of 88.34 m to improve his world lead;[4] in the final, however, his last throw of 83.34 m was only good enough for 4th place.[5] In 2017, following the disqualification of Oleksandr Pyatnytsya due to doping, Veselý was awarded the bronze medal.[6]
In 2013 Veselý won the World Championships with a mark of 87.17 meters, only 10 cm ahead of Tero Pitkämäki. With this result he became the second Czech world champion in men's javelin throw beside Jan Železný.
During 2014 he wasn't able to defend his title at the Europeans: Veselý finished second with 84.79 m behind Antti Ruuskanen, who was in his best form in the final, reaching 88.01 m at the third round.
vítězslav, veselý, czech, pronunciation, ˈviːcɛslav, ˈvɛsɛliː, born, february, 1983, czech, javelin, thrower, bronze, medals, olympic, games, 2012, 2020, personal, informationnationalityczechborn, 1983, february, 1983, hodonín, czechoslovakiaheight1, weight94,. Vitezslav Vesely Czech pronunciation ˈviːcɛslav ˈvɛsɛliː born 27 February 1983 is a Czech javelin thrower He won two bronze medals at the Olympic games in 2012 and 2020 1 Vitezslav VeselyPersonal informationNationalityCzechBorn 1983 02 27 27 February 1983 age 39 Hodonin CzechoslovakiaHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight94 kg 207 lb 14 8 st SportCountryCzech RepublicSportTrack and fieldEvent s Javelin throwClubDukla PrahaTurned pro2002 Coached byJan ZeleznyAchievements and titlesPersonal best s Javelin throw 88 34 2012 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting Czech RepublicOlympic Games2012 London Javelin throw2020 Tokyo Javelin throwWorld Championships2013 Moscow Javelin throwEuropean Championships2012 Helsinki Javelin throw2014 Zurich Javelin throw2016 Amsterdam Javelin throwContinental Cup2014 Marrakech Javelin throw Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 3 Seasonal bests by year 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditHe finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships He threw a personal best throw of 81 20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final He was less successful at his first World Championships in Athletics the following year failing to make the final with a throw of 75 76 m Vesely improved his personal best by more than five metres at a meeting in Olomouc in May 2010 throwing a world leading mark of 86 45 m 2 He was ninth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships that year He came close to a major medal with a fourth place finish at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics He had his second best ever throw at the Shanghai 2012 Diamond League meet winning with a mark of 85 40 m 3 At the 2012 Olympic Games Vesely threw a new personal best of 88 34 m to improve his world lead 4 in the final however his last throw of 83 34 m was only good enough for 4th place 5 In 2017 following the disqualification of Oleksandr Pyatnytsya due to doping Vesely was awarded the bronze medal 6 In 2013 Vesely won the World Championships with a mark of 87 17 meters only 10 cm ahead of Tero Pitkamaki With this result he became the second Czech world champion in men s javelin throw beside Jan Zelezny During 2014 he wasn t able to defend his title at the Europeans Vesely finished second with 84 79 m behind Antti Ruuskanen who was in his best form in the final reaching 88 01 m at the third round Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Notes2002 World Junior Championships Kingston Jamaica 9th 68 76 m2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 12th 76 76 m2009 World Championships Berlin Germany 28th q 75 76 m2010 European Championships Barcelona Spain 9th 77 83 m2011 World Championships Daegu South Korea 4th 84 11 m2012 European Championships Helsinki Finland 1st 83 72 mOlympic Games London Great Britain 3rd 83 34 m2013 World Championships Moscow Russia 1st 87 17 m2014 European Championships Zurich Switzerland 2nd 84 79 m2015 World Championships Beijing China 8th 83 13 m2016 European Championships Amsterdam Netherlands 2nd 83 59 mOlympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7th 82 51 m2017 World Championships London United Kingdom 26th q 75 50 m2019 World Championships Doha Qatar DNS2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 3rd 85 44 m2022 European Championships Munich Germany 4th 84 36 mSeasonal bests by year Edit2002 73 22 2006 75 98 2007 79 45 2008 81 20 2009 80 35 2010 86 45 2011 84 11 2012 88 34 2013 87 58 2014 87 38 2015 88 18 2016 84 82 2017 82 29 2018 82 30 2019 82 85 2020 83 03 2021 85 44References Edit Chopra goes farthest for men s javelin gold as Vadlejch takes silver and Vesely goes bronze olympics com Archived from the original on 7 August 2021 Retrieved 7 August 2021 World leads for Vesely and Muller European Athletics 2010 05 09 Retrieved on 2010 05 22 Johnson Len 2012 05 19 Liu Xiang and G Dibaba the standouts in rainy Shanghai Samsung Diamond League IAAF Retrieved on 2012 05 20 Turner Chris 2012 08 08 London 2012 Event Report Men s Javelin Throw Qualification IAAF Retrieved on 2012 09 03 Turner Chris 2012 08 08 London 2012 Event Report Men s Javelin Throw Final IAAF Retrieved on 2012 09 03 Vesely se dockal olympijske medaile Asi skonci u babicky usmal se External links EditVitezslav Vesely at World Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vitezslav Vesely amp oldid 1107220592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
