Stanislav Sajdok (born 22 July 1983 in

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) is a Czech sprint hurdler. He set a personal best time of 13.53 seconds at the 2008 Ostrava Golden Spike in

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, earning him a spot on the Czech track and field team for the Olympics. Sajdok represented the

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at the

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, where he competed for the men's 110 m hurdles, an event which was later dominated by Cuban athlete and world-record holder

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. He ran in the fourth heat against seven other athletes, including United States' David Payne and France's

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, both of whom were heavy favorites in this event. He finished the race in sixth place by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Belarus' Maksim Lynsha, with a time of 13.89 seconds. Sajdok, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed thirty-fourth overall, and was ranked below four mandatory slots for the next round.

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Profile – Czech Athletics Federation

Czech male hurdlers Living people Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bratislava 1983 births {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub