Josef Karas (born 20 August 1978 in
Olomouc
Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019).
Located on t ...
,
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, now
Czech Republic
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) is a Czech male
decathlete and
beauty pageant
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titleholder.
He previously represented
Canada
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. He set his personal best score (7922 points) in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in
Kladno
Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000.
...
. Karas is a two-time
national champion in the men's decathlon (2005 and 2006).
On 11 February 2010 he was elected Mister Czech Republic 2010 and will represent his country at the worldwide male beauty pageant
Mister World 2010
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to be held in
South Korea
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on 27 March 2010.
Achievements
References
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1978 births
Living people
Czech decathletes
Sportspeople from Olomouc
Czech male athletes
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
Canadian decathletes
Canadian male track and field athletes
Male beauty pageant winners
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