Matěj Krsek (born 13 May 2000) is a Czech sprinter specialising in the

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. He was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the

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in Budapest. Ever since 2020, he has been the national champion in the 400 metres, earning the title four times consecutively.

Biography

Krsek was born on 13 May 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Career

2015–2016

Krsek made his international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. He finished in second place and won the silver medal in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. The following year, he would return to Tbilisi for the 2016 European U18 Championships where he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres again.

2021–2022

He was an unused member of the Czech relay team at the delayed

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in Tokyo in 2021. The following year, he lowered his 400m personal best to 45.55 seconds to win the Czech national title.

2023

In March 2023, he finished fifth in the final of the

at the

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in Istanbul. He was part of the Czech team that won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the

in Budapest in a new national record time of 3:11.98.

2024

Selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, he reached the final of the men's 400 meters where he finished in sixth place.

Achievements

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

— 20.94 ( Kladno 2020) ** 200 metres indoor – 21.54 ( Leipzig 2019) *

300 metres The 300 metres is an uncommon sprinting event in track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *+ = en route to 400 m performance *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference) *h = hand timi ...

— 32.89 ( Turnov 2022) ** 300 metres indoor — ( Prague 2023) *

— 45.55 ( Hodonín 2022) ** 400 metres indoor – 46.03 ( Istanbul 2023)

International competitions

National titles

* Czech Athletics Championships (4) **

: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 *

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: 2023

References

External links

* 2000 births Living people Czech male sprinters Czech Athletics Championships winners Athletes from Prague World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic European Games medalists in athletics {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub