Jiří Hudec (born 15 August 1964) is a retired male

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athlete from the

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who competed in the

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. He won three medals at the

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, representing

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before it split up. Born in

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, he twice represented his nation at the

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, entering in 1987 and 1991. His personal bests are 13.48 seconds in the

(+1.4 m/s; Rome 1987) and 7.60 seconds in the

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(Karlsruhe 1989).All-Athletics profile
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International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

References

* * 1964 births Living people Czech male hurdlers Czechoslovak male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Brno Athletes from the South Moravian Region World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic Competitors at the 1987 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners Czech Athletics Championships winners {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub