EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 BERLIN | CZECH TEAM This brochure was made by Czech Athletic Federation‘s Communications Department. www.atletika.cz Kateřina CACHOVÁ (heptathlon) born: 26. 2. 1990 Ostrava club: Univerzitní sportovní klub Praha coach: Martina Blažková PB: heptahlon - 6328/2016 2017: heptathlon - 6373w/6264 Kladno 17. - 18. 6. DEAR FRIENDS OF ATHLETICS, Libor VARHANÍK PERSONAL BESTS IN THE HEPTATHLON INDIVIDUAL President I am very glad that, despite the absence of the Czech Athletic Federation of some traditional representatives - some DISCIPLINES for health, others for more joyous parental reasons - the Czech team to Berlin is both 100m hurdles 13.05/2016 large and powerful. It fi lls me with belief high jump 1.85/2010 that it will be successful, like those of the previous championships in Amsterdam or shot put 13.17/2017 Zurich. 200 m 24.10/2016 I believe that Czech athletes in Berlin long jump 6.40/2008, will fi nish high not only to prove that 6.51w/2017 Czech athletics belongs to the European top federations. I also have one more javelin throw 47.47/2009 extraordinary, immodest wish. I would love 800m 2:12.38/2017 to see as many of our athletes as possible at the world's top season event at home, since, as you know, the European Championship serves as a qualifi cation for the IAAF Continental Cup, which we organize in September in Ostrava. I am convinced that we will see great athletics in Berlin. Although it's been nine years, we still have in vivid memory the successful world championships that the Olympic stadium hosted in 2009. I believe conditions, atmosphere - all will again be fantastic. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 MEMBERS OF THE TEAM COACHES Mr. Tomáš Janků Pavel Beran Team Leader Martina Blažková Rudolf Černý Ms. Lenka Rudová Vladimír Černý Technical Leader Petr Habásko Mr. Tomáš Dvořák Dana Jandová Head Coach Jaroslav Jón Josef Karas Dušan Král Mr. Jiří Neumann Dalibor Kupka Ms. Karolína Bílková Ctibor Nezdařil Physician Petr Novotný Jaromír Odvárka Mr. Pavel Albrecht Boleslav Patera Mr. Tomáš Dřímal Milan Pírek Mr. Jindřich Jarý Ivo Piták Mr. Jiří Kmínek Petr Stehlík Mr. Jan Šimon Ludvík Svoboda Physiotherapist Ota Šedý Augustin Šulc Pavel Tunka Mrs. Karolína Farská Jan Tylče Team Press Attaché Jakub Uher Josef Vedra Jaroslav Vlček Martin Vrabec Jan Železný EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 WOMEN (24) MEN (26) 100 m 100 m • Klára Seidlová • Zdeněk Stromšík, Jan Veleba, Dominik Záleský 200 m 200 m • Marcela Pírková • Jan Jirka 400 m 400 m • Lada Vondrová, Zdeňka Seidlová, Alena Symerská • Michal Desenský, Pavel Maslák, Patrik Šorm 1500 m 800 m • Kristiina Mäki, Diana Mezuliáníková, Simona Vrzalová • Lukáš Hodboď, Filip Šnejdr Mar 1500 m • Eva Vrabcová • Jakub Holuša 400 m H 10000 m • Zuzana Hejnová • Jakub Zemaník 3000 m SC 400 m H • Lucie Sekanová • Michal Brož, Vít Müller, Martin Tuček HJ PV • Michaela Hrubá, Lada Pejchalová • Jan Kudlička PV LJ • Amálie Švábíková • Radek Juška SP SP • Markéta Červenková • Tomáš Staněk DT JT • Eliška Staňková • Petr Frydrych, Jakub Vadlejch, Vítězslav Veselý HT Dec • Kateřina Šafránková • Jan Doležal, Marek Lukáš JT 50 km walk • Nikola Ogrodníková, Irena Šedivá • Lukáš Gdula Hep 4x100 m • Kateřina Cachová • Jan Jirka, Jiří Kubeš, Pavel Maslák, Zdeněk Stromšík, 20 km walk Jan Veleba, Dominik Záleský • Anežka Drahotová 4x400 m 4x100 m • Michal Desenský, Roman Flaška, Pavel Maslák, • Lucie Domská, Barbora Dvořáková, Marcela Pírková, Vít Müller, Patrik Šorm, Jan Tesař Klára Seidlová, Zdeňka Seidlová, Jana Slaninová Note: If there is any added athlete (and confi rmed by Czech federation) later than deadline of printed version, brochure with additional profi le(s) will be available online at federation's website www.atletika.cz. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 Michal BROŽ (400 m hurdles) born: 16. 9. 1992 Turnov club: TJ Dukla Praha coach: Jiří Kmínek PB: 400 m hurdles - 49.78/2013 2018: 400 m hurdles - 50.16 Kladno 29. 7. ACHIEVEMENTS 400 M HURDLES EC 2012 Helsinki - 400 m H/sf 2009 63.21 EC 2014 Zürich - 400 m H/sf 2010 57.09 EC 2016 Amsterdam - 400 m H/sf 2011 52.35 EU23 2013 Tampere - 400 m H/5 2012 50.91 EJ 2011 Tallinn - 400 m H/sf, 4x400 m/5 2013 49.78 WY 2008 Brixen - 110 m H/sf 2014 49.90 WUG 2015 Gwangju - 400 m H/sf 2015 50.26 2016 50.43 2017 50.87 2018 50.16 DID YOU KNOW? | Michal’s hobbies include sports generally. | He used to play football and he did karate. | He loves nature, wilderness, mountains and he is attracted to climbing.| He trains in Jiří Kmínek’s team. | He grew up with Adam S. Helcelet and they have been good friends since then. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 Kateřina CACHOVÁ (heptathlon) born: 26. 2. 1990 Ostrava club: Univerzitní sportovní klub Praha coach: Martina Blažková PB: heptahlon - 6328/2016, 6373w/2017 2018: heptathlon - 6244 Götzis 26. - 27. 5. ACHIEVEMENTS HEPTATHLON OG 2016 Rio de Janeiro - Hep/24 2005 4212 WCh 2011 Daegu - Hep/19 2006 5481 WCh 2017 London - Hep/15 2007 5292 EC 2010 Barcelona - Hep/16 2008 5706 EC 2016 Amsterdam - Hep/6 2009 5776 WI 2016 Portland - Pen/8 2010 5911 WI 2018 Birmingham - Pen/11 2011 6123 EI 2015 Praha - 60 m H/h 2012 5600 EU23 2011 Ostrava - Hep/2 2013 5899 WJ 2006 Beijing - Hep/15 2014 - EJ 2007 Hengelo - Hep/DNF, LJ/Q 2015 - EJ 2009 Novi Sad - Hep/2 2016 6328 WY 2005 Marrakech - Hep/11 2017 6373w/6264 WY 2007 Ostrava - Hep/1 2018 6244 WUG 2011 Shenzhen - Hep/3 WUG 2013 Kazan - Hep/DNF WUG 2015 Gwangju - 100 m H/h PERSONAL BESTS IN THE HEPTATHLON INDIVIDUAL DISCIPLINES 100 m hurdles 13.05/2016 high jump 1.85/2010 shot put 13.17/2017 200 m 24.10/2016 long jump 6.40/2008, 6.51w/2017 javelin throw 47.47/2009 800 m 2:12.38/2017 DID YOU KNOW? | Ten-year-old Kateřina started with athletics, she was in a sports class both at primary and secondary school. | Until age of 21 she competed for athletic club SSK Vítkovice, where she trained under the guidance of coach Michal Buzek. | In 2011 she changed for the “Fast Girls”, group led by Martina Blažková. | After completing bachelor of sports man- agement in Ostrava she follows with Master’s degree in Prague. | Her motto goes: “It is not shame to fall, it is shame to stay lying.“ | She likes inline skating, spending time in nature and with her friends. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 Markéta ČERVENKOVÁ (shot put) born: 20. 8. 1991 Praha club: TJ Dukla Praha coach: Stanislav Pluhař, Petr Stehlík PB: SP - 17.05/2018 2018: SP - 17.05 Kladno 14. 7. ACHIEVEMENTS SHOT PUT EC 2016 Amsterdam - SP/Q 2006 11.00 EU23 2011 Ostrava - SP/Q 2007 12.88 EJ 2009 Novi Sad - SP/6 2008 14.01 2009 14.88 2010 14.99i, 14.89 2011 15.24 2012 16.03i, 15.95 2013 13.85 2014 15.58 2015 16.04 2016 16.86 2017 15.23i, 13.69 2018 17.05 DID YOU KNOW? | Markéta comes from an athletic family. | She started with athletics at the age of nine. | Markéta studies at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. | In her free time she teaches kids badminton, inline skating, swimming. Her hobbies are music, movies, nature walks and animals. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 Michal DESENSKÝ (400 m, 4x400 m) born: 1. 3. 1993 Hradec Králové club: TJ Sokol Hradec Králové coach: Petr Habásko PB: 400 m - 46.39/2015 2018: 400 m - 46.51 Ostrava 1. 7. ACHIEVEMENTS 400 M EC 2014 Zürich - 4x400 m/7 2011 49.56 EC 2016 Amsterdam - 4x400 m/4 2012 47.87 WI 2018 Birmingham - 4x400 m/5 2013 47.31 EU23 2013 Tampere - 4x100 m/5, 2014 46.84 4x400 m/6 2015 46.39 EU23 2015 Tallinn - 400 m/h, 2016 46.87 4x100 m/2, 2017 47.10 4x400 m/4 2018 46.51 WJ 2012 Barcelona - 200 m/sf, 4x100 m/h-DNF DID YOU KNOW? | As a child Michal played football, but lost interest as he was about to move to youth category. | He was good at school competitions and that is why athletics caught his interest. | He started with sprinters’ coach and was (since very begin- ning) faster than others, therefore he has been sprinter ever since. | He is combining athletics with studies at University of Economics and Management. | He likes to spend his leisure time actively, with sports or at trips with friends. EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST | 7−12 | 2018 Jan DOLEŽAL (decathlon) born: 6. 9. 1996 Hradec Králové club: PSK Olymp Praha, z.s. coach: Ludvík Svoboda PB: decathlon - 8036/2018 2018: decathlon - 8036 Kladno 16. - 17. 6. ACHIEVEMENTS DECATHLON WI 2018 Birmingham - Hep/9 2013 - 7430 (youth) WJ 2014 Eugene - Dec/16 2014 - 7319 (juniors) EJ 2015 Eskilstuna - Dec/1 2015 7260 7929 (juniors) WY 2013 Donetsk - Oct/3 2016 7730 2017 - 2018 8036 PERSONAL BESTS IN THE DECATHLON INDIVIDUAL DISCIPLINES 100 m 10.91w/2015, 10.94/2015 long jump 7.59i/2018, 7.32/2014 shot put 14.84/2018 high jump 2.04i/2018, 2.01/2015 400 m 49.47/2015 110 m hurdles 14.35/2018 discus throw 48.55/2016 pole vault 4.90/2018 javelin throw 62.06/2018 1500 m 4:42.21/2018 DID YOU KNOW? | Jan likes reading.