Tomáš Staněk (born 13 June 1991) is a Czech

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

specialising in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing fourth. He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. His personal bests in the event are 22.01 metres outdoors (Schönebeck 2017) and 21.61 indoors (Ostrava 2018).

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1991 births Living people Czech male shot putters World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes from Prague Czech Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists European Games competitors for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub