Eduard Kubelík (born 8 October 2002) is a Czech sprinter. He has won national titles at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships over

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. He has represented the Czech Republic at multiple major championships, including the

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Personal life

Eduard Kubelík was born on 8 October 2002 in

Dačice Dačice (; ) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,200 inhabitants. It lies on the Moravian Thaya River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultur ...

Career

He won the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships title in

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), Opa ...

in February 2020 running 21.26 seconds for the

. He was a silver medalist over 200 metres at the

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, Estonia, in a time of 20.82 seconds. He won the Czech national indoors title for a second time in Ostrava in March 2022 running 21.02 seconds for the 200 metres. In June 2022, he finished third in the 100 metres at the Czech Athletics Championships in a time of 10.39 seconds. He competed over 200 metres at the

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, Germany, where he ran 21.25 seconds but did not progress to the semi-final. He competed at the

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, Finland. He ran a personal best 20.51 seconds for the 200 metres in July 2023 at the Czech Athletics Championships as he finished runner-up. He also placed third in the 100 metres final. He competed at the

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, Italy where he ran 20.91 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals. He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Olympics Games in

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, France. He ran 21.20 seconds in the repechage round and did not qualify for the semi-finals. In June 2025, he was part of the Czech men's 4 x 100 metres relay team which set a new senior national record, whilst competing at the

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in Madrid; running 38.59 seconds alongside

Zdeněk Stromšík Zdeněk Stromšík (born 25 November 1994) is a Czech sprinter. He represented his country in the 60 metres at the 2018 World Indoor Championships where he was injured and finished last in his heat. International competitions 1Did not start in ...

Tomáš Němejc Tomáš Němejc (born 24 February 2000) is a Czech sprinter. In 2024, he won Czech national titles over 200 metres both indoors and outdoors. He was a finalist over that distance at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and competed at the 202 ...

, and

Ondřej Macík Ondřej Macík (born 12 January 2001) is a track and field athlete from the Czech Republic who competes as a sprinter. In 2023, he became Czech national champion over 200 metres both indoor and outdoor, and became the Czech national record holder ...

References

2002 births Living people People from Dačice Czech male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub