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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Classification
F55
Further personal information
Residence
Czech Republic
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics at age 22.
Club / Team
Hvezda SKP Pardubice: Czech Republic
Name of coach
Eva Hrdinovou [club], CZE; Petr Vratil [national], CZE
Handedness
Right
International debut
Year
1997
Competing for
Czech Republic
Location
Stoke Mandeville
General interest
Nicknames
Throwing Machine (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Other information
BEIJING DISAPPOINTMENT
Despite setting a Paralympic record in the F55/56 discus classification at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, he could only finish in fourth place. The system used to calculate points in events with multiple impairment classifications is partially based on world records, which made winning the event more difficult for him after he set one in 2006. "It's an injustice with the coefficients. I had basically killed our group because almost nobody was able to meet the limit." (sport.cz, 22 Oct 2009)
Despite setting a Paralympic record in the F55/56 discus classification at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, he could only finish in fourth place. The system used to calculate points in events with multiple impairment classifications is partially based on world records, which made winning the event more difficult for him after he set one in 2006. "It's an injustice with the coefficients. I had basically killed our group because almost nobody was able to meet the limit." (sport.cz, 22 Oct 2009)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F55 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Javelin F55 | Final Round | 11 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw F55/56 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F55/56 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin F55 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw F55 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F55 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin F55-56 | Final Round | 9 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw F55 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Shot Put F56 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F55 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw F55 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F55 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Discus Throw F55 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F54-56 | Final | 2011-01-26 | 4 | |
| Men's Discus Throw F54-56 | Final | 2011-01-28 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F54-56 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 10 | |
| Men's Discus Throw F54-56 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 6 |