Petr Meindlschmid (born 15 January 2006) is a Czech long jumper. In 2024, he became Czech national champion.
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| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 2006 Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.03m (Rome, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editPetr Meindlschmid was born on 15 January 2006 in Uherské Hradiště.[1] He was a footballer at youth level, playing for 1. FC Slovácko and the Czech national under-16 football team.[2][3]
Career
editHe won gold in the long jump at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica. [4] He also won gold in the long jump at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor.[5][6]
In June 2024, he won the long jump at the Josef Odlozil Memorial event in Prague with a jump of 7.92 metres.[7] Later that month he finished seventh in the final of the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome with a new Czech junior record jump of 8.03 metres.[8] In June 2024, he won the Czech U20 long jump title in Ostrava,[9] and the Czech senior national title in Zlín.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Petr Meindlschmid" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Nový atletický talent? Musím dát nejdřív sbohem fotbalu, usmívá se Meindlschmid" (in Czech). Czech Television. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Atletika porazila fotbal. Talentovaný dálkař poslechl srdce a potěšil Jušku". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "16th European Youth Olympic Festival". World Athletics. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "An enormous success! Czech athletes won a record 20 medals at the EYOF in Maribor". Olympijskytym.cz. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "17th European Youth Olympic Festival". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics. Anvar Anvarov won the prize at the international tournament in Prague". Sports.uz. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Staněk byl centimetry od medaile. Meindlschmid skončil sedmý". iDNES.cz. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.<
- ^ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.<