Jiřina Ptáčníková
Czech pole vaulter
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| Intro | Czech pole vaulter | ||||
| A.K.A. | Jirina Ptacnikova | ||||
| A.K.A. | Jirina Ptacnikova | ||||
| Places | Czech Republic | ||||
| is | Athlete Pole vaulter | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 20 May 1986, Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||||
| Age | 38 years | ||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||
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Biography
Jiřina Ptáčníková ([ˈjɪr̝ɪna ˈptaːtʃɲiːkovaː]; born 20 May 1986) is a Czech pole vaulter. She won the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and the 2014 World Indoor Championships.
Biography
She is the daughter of the Czech sprinter František Ptáčník.
Ptáčníková achieved a personal best (indoor) of 4.70 metres in Donetsk in 2012. This was a Czech record. She improved to 4.71 m in 2014, which was also a Czech record.
She also achieved outdoor personal best of 4.76 metres in Plzeň in September 2013.
Personal life
On 21 September 2012 she married the hurdler Petr Svoboda, however the couple divorced in 2014.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing the Czech Republic | |||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 12th (q) | 3.80 m | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 9th (q) | 3.85 m | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 27th (q) | 3.80 m | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 13th (q) | 4.25 m | |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 4.55 m | ||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (q) | 4.40 m | ||
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 4.60 m | |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 4.65 m | ||
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 4.60 m | |
| European Team Championships Super League | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 4.60 m | ||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 4.65 m | ||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | 4.55 m | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 4.60 m | ||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 4.45 m | ||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 4.62 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 4.55 m | ||
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | 4.45 m | |
| World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 2nd | 4.70 m | ||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | — | NM | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (q) | 4.45 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | 4.35 m | |