(born 15 May 1976 in
Ústà nad Labem
Ústà nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústà nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction.
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) is a
triathlete
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...
from the
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 south ...
.
Ospalý competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
. He did not finish the competition.
He competed again four years later, at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
. This time, Ospalý finished. His time of 1:57:17.58 placed him twenty-ninth.
Ospalý became European Champion during the
2006 ITU Duathlon European Championship in
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...
.
He is part of
ECS Triathlon
Espérance cycliste Sartrouville Triathlon or ECS Triathlon is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris, commune of Sartrouville. The club's specialization is triathlon for elite level athletes, especially Olympians. Team members have ...
club.
References
External links
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Filip Ospalýat IAT Triathlon Database
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Czech male triathletes
Olympic triathletes for the Czech Republic
Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics
1976 births
Living people
Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Duathletes
Sportspeople from Ústà nad Labem
21st-century Czech sportsmen
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