Ondřej Polívka (born May 17, 1988 in

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) is a

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from the Czech Republic. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, along with his teammates David Svoboda, who eventually won a gold medal in the men's event, and his girlfriend Natálie Dianová in the women's event. During the men's competition, Polívka made a disastrous start, with a disappointing score in one-touch

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fencing, but managed to keep his pace in swimming and horse-riding. His best competition result happened in a first ever combined running and pistol shooting, where he set two Olympic records for hitting five shots each in three sessions, with a score of 33.6 target points. Polívka finished the last segment in fourth place, despite his staggered start with a handicapped time and his accomplishment in laser pistol; however, he finished the event only in fifteenth place. In his sporting career, Polívka took part in several modern pentathlon competitions, and won medals at the

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and European Championships. He also led his strong Czech team, including Svoboda and Michal Michalík to claim both gold and silver medals at the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in London.

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* * Czech male modern pentathletes 1988 births Living people Olympic modern pentathletes for the Czech Republic Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Prague World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists European Games competitors for the Czech Republic Modern pentathletes at the 2023 European Games {{CzechRepublic-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub