Lukáš Melich (; born 16 September 1980 in

Jilemnice Jilemnice (; german: Starkenbach) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument ...

) is a male

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er from the

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. His personal best throw is 80.28 metres, achieved in 2013 in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

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1980 births Living people Czech male hammer throwers 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 World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Jilemnice {{Czech-athletics-bio-stub