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Matěj Ščerba
Matěj Ščerba (born 9 December 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won Czech national titles in tne pole vault both indoors and outdoors and competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. Early life Ščerba was born on 9 December 1998 in Ústí nad Labem. He initially played hockey before trying athletics which because his cousin did it. He did not try pole vault straight away but tried it when he was older. His first major success was a junior title in Třinec in 2016. Career He is coached by Czech former Olympic pole vaulter Zdeněk Lubenský. He won the Czech indoor national title in March 2022 in Ostrava. He finished third at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023 in Ostrava. He was runner-up for the Czech national title at the Czech Athletics Championships in July 2023, in Tibor. He won the Czech indoor national title for a second time in February 2024 in Ostrava. On 4 June 2024, he set a new personal best height of 5.66 metres, whilst competing in Prague. He qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
