Jakub Holuša (, born 20 February 1988) is a former Czech

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the

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and

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. At the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

, he competed in the 1500 meters.

Running career

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

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athletics club.

International competitions

Personal bests

;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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holusa, Jakub 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