Aleš Höffer (9 December 1962 – 14 December 2008) was a
Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak may refer to:
*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
athlete specialising in the
sprint hurdles. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the
1988 European Indoor Championships. He also represented his country at the
1987 World Championships reaching the semifinals.
His personal bests were 13.53 seconds in the
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a rac ...
(+1.4 m/s; Moscow 1987) and 7.56 seconds in the
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...
(Budapest 1988).
All-Athletics profile
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International competitions
References
1962 births
2008 deaths
Czechoslovak male hurdlers
Czech male hurdlers
Athletes from Prague
World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
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