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JakubJaroslav HOLUŠA BÁBA (800(high m, jump) 4x400 m)

born:born:20.2. 9. 2. 1984 1988 Karviná Opava club:club:TJTJ DuklaDukla PrahaPraha coach:coach:JosefJan Janků Vedra (elderly)

PB:PB: 800high m jump - 1:45.56/2010, - 2.37i/2005, 2.36/2005 2010:1500 high m -jump 3:38.47/2010 2010: 8002.28i m Hustopeče- 1:45.56 Moskva 23. 1., 29. 6., 15002.28 mBudapest - 3:38.47 19. Praha 6. 14. 6.

achievementsachievements high jump800 m 1500 m

OGOG 20082004 BeijingAthína - HJ/3 20031997 1.72i 4:21.89 OG 2008- 800Beijing m/h - HJ/6 20041998 2:00.43 1.81i, 1.75 4:04.47 WIWCh 2008 2003 - HJ/11 20051999 1:55.61 1.93i, 1.92 3:58.06 WCh 2005- 800 m/h - HJ/5= 20062000 1:54.69 1.95 3:56.23 WIWCh 2010 2007 Doha Ósaka - HJ/8 20072001 1:50.52 2.16i, 2.15 3:46.93 WCh 2009- 800 m/5 - HJ/5 20082002 1:46.15 2.27 3:41.88i, 3:43.02 EU23WI 2003 2009 Birmingham - HJ/9 20092003 1:46.22 2.32i, 2.30 3:42.15 WI 2004- Budapest800 m/h, -1500 HJ/3= m/3 20102004 1:45.56 2.34i, 2.34 3:38.47 EJWI 2007 2008 Hengelo Valencia - HJ/9 2005 2.37i, 2.36 WI 2010- Doha3000 -m HJ/Q SC/1 2006 2.28i, 2.05 WYEI 2005 2005 Madrid Marrakech - HJ/4 2007 2.29 EI 2009 Torino- 2000 -m HJ/Q SC/8 2008 2.30i, 2.29 EU23 2005 Erfurt - HJ/1 2009 2.33 WJ 2002 Kingston - HJ/8 2010 2.28i, 2.28 EJ 2003 Tampere - HJ/1 WY 2001 Debrecen - HJ/10

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Jana KÁRNÍKOVÁ ()

born: 14. 2. 1981 Vlašim club: Hvězda SKP Pardubice coach: Pavel Studnička, Remigius Machura

PB: shot put - 17.29/2008, 17.30i/2010 2010: shot put - 17.04 Praha 6. 6., 17.30i, Praha 7. 2.

achievements shot put

EC 2006 Göteborg - SP/Q 1997 12.07 EU23 2003 Bydgoszcz - SP/8 1998 12.48 1999 12.48 2000 14.13 2001 14.52 2002 15.59i, 15.44 2003 15.90 2004 16.40 2005 16.81 2006 16.97 2007 16.74 2008 17.29 2009 17.16 2010 17.30i, 17.04

Did you know?

Jana comes from a sports family, her mum, who does throwing disciplines up to now, brought her to athletics ■ apart from doing sports she studied at University in Pardu- bice, Faculty of Economics and Administration, she also works as manager in her athle- tic club ■ she is able to throw over 50m with hammer and discus ■ she loves good food and sleep 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:12 Stránka 14

Jarmila KLIMEŠOVÁ (javelin throw)

born: 9. 2. 1981 Šumperk club: PSK Olymp Praha coach: Jan Železný

PB: javelin throw - 62.60/2006 2010: javelin throw - 60.74 Olomouc 8. 5.

achievements javelin throw

OG 2004 Athína - JT/Q 1994 36.36 OG 2008 - JT/Q 1995 40.88 WCh 2003 Paris - JT/Q 1996 47.18 EC 2006 Göteborg - JT/Q 1997 52.96 EU23 2001 - JT/6 1998 54.03 EU23 2003 Bydgoszcz - JT/1 1999 53.90 new specification WJ 1998 Annecy - JT/Q 2000 56.04 WJ 2000 Santiago de Chile - JT/1 2001 53.73 EJ 1999 Riga - JT/4 2002 - 2003 60.54 2004 62.00 2005 61.08 2006 62.60 2007 59.38 2008 61.02 2009 57.88 2010 60.74

Did you know?

She inherited sports genes from her mum, who at her veteran age still throws ■ she star- ted with sports at primary school, first she did both basketball and athletics, at the end of the primary school she was sure she wanted to follow throwing disciplines ■ she went to grammar school in Šumperk focused on monument preservation ■ she is the only fe- male in Jan Železný’s training group ■ enjoys tasty Moravian vine and slivovitz (plum brandy) 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:12 Stránka 15

Eliška KLUČINOVÁ (heptathlon)

born: 14. 4. 1988 Praha club: A. C. TEPO Kladno coach: Martina Blažková

PB: heptathlon - 6268/2010 NR= 2010: heptathlon - 6268 Kladno 15. - 16. 6.

achievements heptathlon

WCh 2009 Berlin - Hep/23 2002 4526/youth EU23 2009 Kaunas - Hep/4 2003 4938/youth WJ 2006 Beijing - Hep/8 2004 5006 EJ 2007 Hengelo - Hep/2 2005 5074 WY 2005 Marrakech - Hep /8 2006 5468 2007 5844 2008 5728 2009 6015 2010 6268

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At this year’s TNT-Fortuna meeting she equalized the 22years-old Czech record by Zuzana Lajbnerová – record only few days younger than Eliška herself ■ she reached her premier vic- tory at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge series in her home stadium in Kladno, in this central Bohemian city she studied and for its team she has been competing ■ javelin throw belongs to her best disciplines in which she threw over 50m ■ she has been studying the Charles University, at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport ■ her hobbies are music, reading and films ■ from other sports she likes beach volleyball, hiking or snowboard 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:13 Stránka 16

Jan KUDLIČKA ()

born: 29. 4. 1988 Opava club: TJ Dukla Praha coach: Boleslav Patera

PB: pole vault - 5.70/2008 2010: pole vault - 5.60i Linz 4. 2., 5.60 Cottbus 30. 5.

achievements Pole vault

OG 2008 Beijing - PV/10 2002 3.65 WCh 2009 Berlin - PV/Q 2003 4.21 EU23 2009 Kaunas - PV/8= 2004 4.80 WJ 2006 Beijing - PV/5= 2005 5.09 EJ 2007 Hengelo - PV/Q 2006 5.30 WY 2005 Marrakech - PV/6 2007 5.61, 5.62ex 2008 5.70 2009 5.62 2010 5.60i, 5.60

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Jan started with combined events and many see a potential great combined event athlete in him ■ in long jump he jumped behind 7,5m and in high jump over 2m ■ he was dis- covered for pole vault in Opava, a city believed to be an incubator of pole vaulters one of whose is Michal Balner, Kudlička’s colleague both in training and national team ■ among his hobbies are movies, cinema, internet and sports 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:13 Stránka 17

Lenka LEDVINOVÁ (hammer throw)

born: 11. 8. 1985 Domažlice club: PSK Olymp Praha coach: Jan Ledvina (father)

PB: hammer throw - 70.51/2009 NR 2010: hammer throw - 70.10 Brno 14. 7.

achievements hammer throw

OG 2008 Peking - HT/Q 2001 52.19 WCh 2007 Ósaka - HT/Q 2002 58.68 WCh 2009 Berlin - HT/Q 2003 58.55 EC 2002 München - HT/Q 2004 60.18 EC 2006 Göteborg - HT/Q 2005 61.92 EU23 2007 Debrecen - HT/2 2006 65.13 WJ 2002 Kingston - HT/Q 2007 67.63 WJ 2004 Grosseto - HT/6 2008 69.03 EJ 2003 Tampere - HT/Q 2009 70.51 WY 2001 Debrecen - HT/Q 2010 70.10 WUG 2007 Bangkok - HT/3 WUG 2009 Beograd - HT/11

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Lenka graduated with excellent results from Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, she would like to become an intensivist (physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit) ■ she’s the first Czech woman to throw hammer over 70 metres last year ■ she trained very often on a green field in the west Bohemian coun- tryside, near to place where she grew up ■ she had been playing basketball until 15 years of age, but then she realized that individual sports are closer to her nature 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:13 Stránka 18

Marcela LUSTIGOVÁ (3000 m steeplechase)

born: 11. 11. 1982 Kutná Hora club: USK Praha coach: Miroslav Semerád

PB: 3000 m steeplechase - 9:41.85/2010 NR 2010: 3000 m steeplechase - 9:41.85 19. 6.

achievements 3000 m steeplechase

WI 2009 Torino - 1500 m/h 2005 10:21.87 WUG 2009 Beograd - 3000 m SC/h 2006 10:18.04 WUG 2007 Bangkok - 3000 m SC/9 2007 10:05.37 2008 9:55.30 2009 9:51.19 2010 9:41.85

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Marcela graduated from University of Economics in Prague, in recent times she studies Master of Business Administration at College of Economics and Management in Prague ■ her nickname is Máca ■ she was twice mistakenly disqualified during both European Team Championships, she did not put up with the decision of the judges and was bore up, in the second case she did a new Czech record ■ she enjoys travelling, alpine tourism and sports in general 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:13 Stránka 19

Remigius MACHURA (shot put)

born: 7. 1. 1986 Mladá Boleslav club: A. C. Sparta Praha coach: Remigius Machura (father)

PB: shot put - 20.00/2010 2010: shot put - 20.00 Pardubice 7. 7.

achievements high jump

EC 2006 Göteborg - SP/Q 2003 15.66 EU23 2007 Debrecen - SP/6 2004 17.36 WJ 2004 Grosseto - SP/Q 2005 18.28 EJ 2005 Kaunas - SP/1 2006 19.24 WY 2003 Sherbrooke - SP/4 2007 19.21i, 18.82 2008 18.50i, 18.43 2009 19.43 2010 20.00

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He's the third holder of name Remigius in his family in a row ■ his father and coach at the same time is a national record holder in shot put, a bronze medallist from World Championships 1983 and European 1982, double European indoor champion ■ both father and son won European junior Championships (1979 & 2005) ■ Remigius jr. is mar- ried, since March has been a father of baby daughter called Sára 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:13 Stránka 20

Romana MALÁČOVÁ (pole vault)

born: 15. 5. 1987 Brno club: USK Praha coach: Zdeněk Lubenský

PB: pole vault - 4.40/2010 2010: pole vault - 4.40 Praha 13. 7., 4.41ex Kutná Hora 10. 7.

achievements pole vault

WCh 2009 Berlin - PV/Q 2004 3.00 EU22 2007 Debrecen - PV/12 2005 3.55 EU22 2009 Kaunas - PV/11 2006 4.02 WJ 2006 Beijing - PV/Q 2007 4.20 2008 4.30 2009 4.35 2010 4.40, 4.41ex

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Romana was gymnast between 3 and 17 years of age, she is a national champion and participated in the European Team Championships ■ after this long time attending gym- nastics she moved to athletics and up to now she has been appreciating her preparation from the previous sport in pole vault ■ she has been studying at the College of Econo- mics and Management in Prague for three years 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:14 Stránka 21

Libor MALINA ()

born: 14. 6. 1973 Kladno club: A. C. TEPO Kladno coach: –

PB: discus throw - 67.13/2001 2010: discus throw - 62.81 Praha 27. 5.

achievements discus throw

OG 2000 - DT/Q 1990 48.66 OG 2004 Athína - DT/10 1991 53.78 WCh 1997 Athína - DT/Q 1992 57.04 WCh 1999 Sevilla - DT/Q 1993 57.86 WCh 2003 Paris - DT/Q 1994 57.74 WCh 2005 Helsinki - DT/Q 1995 59.66 EC 1998 Budapest - DT/10 1996 63.22 EC 2002 München - DT/Q 1997 62.92 WJ 1992 - DT/5 1998 65.08 EJ 1991 Thessaloniki - DT/9 1999 64.43 2000 63.73 2001 67.13 2002 64.78 2003 64.23 2004 65.38 2005 63.11 2006 60.45 2007 61.08 2008 63.10 2009 59.31 Did you know? 2010 62.81

After five years he fought his way to a top athletic event ■ he works for energetic com- pany and trains after work, he has to take leave while national team’s events take place ■ as hobbies he mentioned travelling, motorsport, pets, especially cats ■ the oldest athlete in the team 12_22:Sestava 1 20.7.2010 6:14 Stránka 22

Jan MARCELL (discus throw)

born: 4. 6. 1985 Brno club: VSK Univerzita Brno coach: Josef Šilhavý

PB: discus throw - 64.83/2009 2010: discus throw - 62.54 Pardubice 3. 7.

achievements discus throw

OG 2008 Beijing - DT/Q 2003 46.26 EU23 2008 Debrecen 2004 50.09 - SP/7, DT/2 2005 54.67 WJ 2004 Grosseto - SP/Q 2006 54.12 WUG 2009 Beograd - DT/9 2007 59.24 WI 2010 Doha - SP/Q 2008 63.59 2009 64.83 2010 62.54

Did you know?

Jan graduated from Brno Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in Power Engineering ■ he combines discus throw with shot put, thanks to the latter he no- minated himself for World Indoor Championships in Doha, his throwing style is spin ■ science and technology are apart from sports his hobbies