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Adam Ptáček
Adam Ptáček () (born 8 October 1980 in Ostrava) is a Czech former pole vaulter. His jump of 5.81 metres, set in February 2003, remains a national indoor record. He was the national record holder for outdoor pole vault after jumping 5.80 metres in July 2002, until the mark was beaten in 2015. Career Ptáček won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Annecy, France. In July 2002, Ptáček registered a new personal best and a Czech record by jumping 5.80 metres in Prague. The height was four centimetres higher than the previous record, which he had jointly held with Štěpán Janáček. His outdoor mark of 5.80 metres remained the Czech record until June 2015. He finished sixth at August's 2002 European Championships in Munich with a clearance of 5.70 metres. In February 2003, Ptáček jumped 5.81 metres indoors, a mark which set a new absolute national record lasting until Michal Balner beat it by one centimetre in June 2015. Ptáček competed at the 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opava, Ostravice (river), Ostravice and Lučina (river), Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area, the second largest city in the region of Moravia, and the largest city in the historical land of Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia. The wider conurbation – which also includes the towns of Bohumín, Havířov, Karviná, Orlová, Petřvald (Karviná District), Petřvald and Rychvald – is home to about 500,000 people, making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital Prague. Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial engine of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
