Roman Oravec (born 5 April 1978 in
Brno
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) is a
Czech
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former
middle distance runner
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who competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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.
Oravec was a six-time
All-America
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n for the
SMU Mustangs track and field team, placing 3rd in the 800 m at the 1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 2000 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Competition record
References
1978 births
Living people
Czech male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Brno
Athletes from the South Moravian Region
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Czech Athletics Championships winners
21st-century Czech sportsmen
SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes
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