Lukáš Melich (; born 16 September 1980 in

Jilemnice Jilemnice (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monu ...

) is a male

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from the

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. His personal best throw is 80.28 metres, achieved in 2013 in

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1980 births Living people Czech male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Jilemnice Athletes from the Liberec Region Czech Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{Czech-athletics-bio-stub