Stanislav Sajdok (born 22 July 1983 in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
,
Czechoslovakia) is a Czech sprint hurdler. He set a personal best time of 13.53 seconds at the 2008 Ostrava Golden Spike in
Ostrava, earning him a spot on the Czech track and field team for the Olympics.
Sajdok represented the
Czech Republic at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing, where he competed for the
men's 110 m hurdles, an event which was later dominated by Cuban athlete and world-record holder
Dayron Robles
Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.
He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 se ...
. He ran in the fourth heat against seven other athletes, including United States'
David Payne and France's
Ladji Doucouré, 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
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, 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.
References
External links
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Profile – Czech Athletics Federation
Czech male hurdlers
Living people
Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Bratislava
1983 births
Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
Czech Athletics Championships winners
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