Jakub Holuša
 Holuša at the 2018 Meeting de Paris | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 20 February 1988 Opava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Club | ASC Dukla Praha |
| Coached by | Tomasz Lewandowski[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:45.12[2] 1500m: 3:32.49[2] Mile: 3:53.46[2] 3000m: 7:51.39[2] |
Medal record | |
| Updated on October 14, 2018 | |
Jakub Holuša (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈɦoluʃa], born 20 February 1988) is a former Czech middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the 1500 meters.[4]
Running career
[edit]Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships. He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
In February 2022, he ended his career and became a coach in Dukla Prague athletics club.[5]
International competitions
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Personal bests
[edit]- Outdoor
- 800 m 1:45.12 (11 May 2012, Doha, Qatar)
- 1000 m 2:16.79 (17 June 2014, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
- 1500 m 3:32.49 (20 July 2018, Monaco) - NR
- 3000 m 7:51,39 (2017, France)
- 3000 m steeplechase 8:50.30 (20 July 2007, Hengelo, Netherlands)
- Indoor
- 800 m 1:46.09 (31 January 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany)
- 1000 m 2:18.27 (17 February 2016, Stockholm, Sweden)
- 1500 m 3:37.68 (8 March 2015, Prague, Czech Republic)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mílař Holuša trénuje s polskou hvězdou Marcinem Lewandowským" (in Czech). IDnes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d IAAF. "Jakub HOLUŠA - Athlete Profile".
- ^ "Jakub Holuša Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "IAAF: Jakub Holusa | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Bolavá pata přiměla Holušu skončit: Těch úspěchů bylo docela dost" (in Czech). iDnes. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Czech male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Opava
- Czech male steeplechase runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
- Czech Athletics Championships winners