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Robert Sobera

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Robert Sobera
Robert Sobera in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-01-19) January 19, 1991 (age 33)
EducationAcademy of Physical Education in Wrocław[1]
Height1.91 m (6.3 ft)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubAZS AWF Wrocław
Coached byDariusz Łoś
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam Pole vault
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Pole vault
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tampere pole vault

Robert Sobera (born January 19, 1991 in Wrocław) is a Polish pole vaulter,[2] 2016 European Champion.

Career

He finished sixth in the final at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships and had the same place at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.

He has personal bests of 5.80 metres outdoors (2014) and 5.81 metres indoors (2015).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Poland
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 11th NM
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 4th 5.30 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 11th 5.20 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 5.71 m
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 5.60 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia NM
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 6th 5.65 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd (q) 5.50 m[3]
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 4th 5.80 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 3rd 5.50 m
World Championships Beijing, China 15th 5.50 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 6th 5.65 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 5.60 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) 5.60 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan NM
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (q) 5.36 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (q) 5.50 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) 5.60 m

References