Tomáš Kratochvíl (born 19 December 1971, in Prague) is a retired Czech

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

who represented the club USK Praha. In 1995 he participated at the 1995 World Championships (20 km), but was disqualified. He also finished 34th at the

1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 29 and 30 April 1995 in the streets of Beijing, China. The event was also known as ''IAAF/Reebok World Race Walking Cup''. Complete results were published. Medallists Results Men's 20 km Te ...

. In 1996 he finished 48th at the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

(20 km). He also competed at the

1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 19 and 20 April 1997 in the streets of Poděbrady, Czech Republic. The course followed a loop around Lázeňský park. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the ...

. He became Czech champion in 1997 (20 km).

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1971 births Living people Czech male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic Athletes from Prague {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub