Jiří Malysa
Appearance
Jiří Malysa (born 14 August 1966 in Opava, Czechoslovakia) is a retired male race walker from Czech Republic, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He participated in the World Championships in Athletics in 2001 and 2003. Over the 20 km road distance, he holds the Czech record of 1:19:18. Although he never won a medal at a major championship, he competed extensively with many appearances at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and having twice represented his country at the European Athletics Championships.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Czech Republic | |||||
1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 63rd | 20 km | 1:31:08 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th | 20 km | 1:25:13 |
1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 52nd | 20 km | 1:23:55 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st | 20 km | 1:30:16 |
1999 | World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 73rd | 20 km | 1:33:11 |
2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 4th | 20 km | 1:19:18 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 19th | 20 km | 1:24:08 | |
2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 6th | 20 km | 1:20:21 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | 20 km | 1:22:42 | |
2002 | World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 14th | 20 km | 1:25:34 |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 20 km | 1:22:12 | |
— | 50 km | DSQ | |||
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 27th | 20 km | 1:30:17 |
2004 | World Race Walking Cup | Naumburg, Germany | — | 50 km | DSQ |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | — | 20 km | DSQ |
References
[edit]- Jiří Malysa at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Malysa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
- IAAF Fact & Figures at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2009)
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Czech male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Opava
- Czech Athletics Championships winners
- Czech athletics biography stubs