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Jaroslav Kovář
Jaroslav Kovář (12 May 1934 – 14 February 2015) was a Czech Republic, Czech track and field athlete who competed in the high jump for Czechoslovakia. He was the bronze medallist at the 1954 European Athletics Championships, behind his teammate Jiří Lanský. He set a lifetime best of in his native Prague in 1957. He was highly successful in student competitions, taking gold at the 1954 World Student Games and a gold and a silver at the World Festival of Youth and Students. He was a three-time national champion, winning the Czechoslovak title three years straight from 1955 to 1957. He used the eastern cut-off technique pioneered by Michael Sweeney (athlete), Michael Sweeney before moving on to the straddle technique. He graduated from Prague's Faculty of Physical Education and Sport and later became an athletics coach. Amongst his charges were national record breakers Jaroslav Alexa, Rudolf Baudis, Josef Hrabal (high jumper), Josef Hrabal, Jindřich Vondra and Ján Zvara. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindřich Vondra
Jindřich is Czech form of the English name Henry. People with the given name include: * Jindřich Bačkovský (1912–2000), Czech physicist *Jindřich Balcar (1950–2013), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1976 * Jindřich Chmela (1924–2010), Czech Olympic fencer * Jindřich Feld (1925–2007), Czech composer of classical music *Jindřich Kabát (1953–2020), Czech psychologist, professor and politician *Jindřich Krepindl (born 1948), Czechoslovak handball player *Jindřich Rajchl (born 1976), Czech politician *Jindřich Staněk (born 1996), Czech footballer *Jindřich Svoboda (aviator) (1917–1942), Czech aviator *Jindřich Svoboda (footballer) (born 1952), Czech football player *Josef Jindřich Šechtl (1877–1954), Czech photographer, specialized in photojournalism and portrait photography *Jindřich Šimon Baar (1869–1925), Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist and author *Jindřich Štyrský (1899–1942), Czech Surrealist painter, poet, editor, ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland), Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court (Switzerland), Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the List of cities in Switzerland, fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1953 World Festival Of Youth And Students
The 4th World Festival of Youth and Students featured an athletics competition among its programme of events. The events were contested in Bucharest, Romania in August 1953. Mainly contested among Eastern European athletes, it served as an alternative to the more Western European-oriented 1953 Summer International University Sports Week held in Dortmund the same year.World Student Games (UIE) GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-09. The event reached new peaks, in particular with men's battles between multiple Olympic champion and future Olympic ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřiška Marešová
Oldřiška Marešová (born 14 October 1986 in Litoměřice) is a Czech track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. She has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was 3rd at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival. Her personal bests in the event are 1.92 metres outdoors (Olomouc 2012) and 1.92 metres indoors (Valašské Meziříčí Valašské Meziříčí (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ... 2015). Competition record References 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Litoměřice Athletes from the Ústí nad Labem Region Czech female high jumpers Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade Competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iva Straková
Iva Straková (born 4 August 1980) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the high jump. She has represented Czech Republic at two Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ... (2004, 2008). At Beijing 2008 Straková achieved 12th place at the final. She has won Czech Championships several times. Has participated in several World and European Championships. She has personal bests of 1.95 metres outdoors (2007, 2008) and 1.98 metres indoors (2008). Competition record References External links * * 1980 births Living people Czech female high jumpers Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tábor Athletes from the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatoslav Ton
Svatoslav Ton (; born 20 October 1978) is a Czech high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...er. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Prague. Achievements References * 1978 births Living people Czech male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Brno Athletes from the South Moravian Region Czech Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Janků
Tomáš Janků (; born 27 December 1974 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a former Czech high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová Kateřina Baďurová (; born 18 December 1982 in Ostrava), also known as Kateřina Janků, is a Czech former pole vaulter. She finished twelfth at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, 2004 Olympic Games. She also comp .... His older brother Jan Janků was also a prominent high jumper. Achievements References * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Jablonec nad Nisou Athletes from the Liberec Region Czech male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic European Athletics Championships medalists Czechoslo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Hlavoňová
Zuzana Hlavoňová (née Kováčiková ), born 16 April 1973) is a Czech Republic former high jumper. Born in Šaľa, Czechoslovakia, she competed at three Olympic Games, and won silver medals at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and the 2000 European Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump is 2.00 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Achievements Notes: * (q) indicates overall position in qualifying round * (#) indicates height achieved in qualifying round. Only shown if superior to height reached in final. External links * 1973 births Living people Czech female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Bradáčová
Věra Bradáčová (born 12 October 1955) is a Czech athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References External links * 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Czech female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia People from Nový Bor Athletes from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
