Matěj Krsek (born 13 May 2000) is a Czech sprinter specialising in the

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. He was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the

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. Ever since 2020, he has been the national champion in the 400 metres, earning the title four times consecutively.

Biography

Krsek was born on 13 May 2000 in

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, Czech Republic.

Career

2015–2016

Krsek made his international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in

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, Georgia. He finished in second place and won the silver medal in the

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. The following year, he would return to Tbilisi for the 2016 European U18 Championships where he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres again.

2021–2022

He was an unused member of the Czech relay team at the delayed

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in Tokyo in 2021. The following year, he lowered his 400 m personal best to 45.55 seconds to win the Czech national title.

2023

In March 2023, he finished fifth in the final of the

at the

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. He was part of the Czech team that won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the

in a new national record time of 3:11.98.

2024

Selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in

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, he reached the final of the men's 400 meters where he finished in sixth place. He ran as part of the Czech 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in

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. He competed at the

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over 400 metres in August 2024.

2025

He was selected for the

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. He was selected for the

2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships The 20th World Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 21 to 23 March 2025 in Nanjing, People's Republic of China, at the newly built Nanjing's Cube gymnasium in the Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park. Nanjing was originally due to host the ...

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in March 2025. He was selected for the 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, running 46.01 seconds to finish twelfth in the first division.

Achievements

Information from his

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profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

— 20.94 (

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2020) ** 200 metres indoor – 21.54 (

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2019) *

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— 32.89 (

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2022) ** 300 metres indoor — (

2023) *

— 45.53 (

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2024) ** 400 metres indoor – 46.03 (

2023)

International competitions

National titles

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(4) **

: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Czech Indoor Athletics Championships **

: 2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krsek, Matej 2000 births Living people Czech male sprinters Czech Athletics Championships winners Athletes from Prague World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic European Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic 21st-century Czech sportsmen