Robert Sobera (born 19 January 1991 in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

) is a Polish

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er, 2016 European Champion.

Career

He finished sixth in the final at the

2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013. Bidding process The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council a ...

and had the same place at the

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and 2016 World Indoor Championships. He has personal bests of 5.80 metres outdoors (2014) and 5.81 metres indoors (2015).

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Robert Sobera
at the ''Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki'' * * * 1991 births Living people Polish male pole vaulters Sportspeople from Wrocław Athletes from Lower Silesian Voivodeship World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub