Tomáš Němejc (born 24 February 2000) is a Czech sprinter. In 2024, he won Czech national titles over

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both indoors and outdoors. He was a finalist over that distance at the

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and competed at the

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Early life

Němejc was born on 24 February 2000 in

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. He started competing in athletics in primary school and would train at a sports gymnasium in

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. He attended the

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Career

He won the national title at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in

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in February 2024, in a time of 20.82 seconds. He competed at the

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, Italy, where he became the first Czech man to reach the final of the 200 metres for 55 years and ran a personal best time of 20.52 seconds. He placed sixth overall in the final in a time of 20.91 seconds. He won the

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outdoor national title over 200 metres in

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in June 2024 in a time of 20.58 seconds. He competed in the 200m at the

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, France. He ran 20.84 seconds in the repechage round but did not qualify for the semi-finals. In January 2025, racing over 300 metres, he ran a personal record of 33.35 seconds to move to fifth place on the Czech all-time list. He ran an indoors personal best time of 20.65 seconds to retain his national 200 metres title at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in Ostrava, in February 2025. His Dukla Prague team also won the 4 x 200 metres relay at the Championahips. 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 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid; running 38.59 seconds alongside Zdeněk Stromšík,

Eduard Kubelík Eduard Kubelík (born 8 October 2002) is a Czech sprinter. He has won national titles at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships over 200 metres. He has represented the Czech Republic at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic ...

, 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nemejc, Tomas 2000 births Living people People from Tábor Czech male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic 21st-century Czech sportsmen