Radoslav Holúbek (born 28 November 1975) is a Slovak hurdler specializing in the

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, who also was a member of the national record-breaking Slovak 4 × 400 m relay team.

Career

At the 1994 World Junior Championships, he advanced to the semi-finals of the 400 m hurdles by finishing third in his heat. He placed sixth in his semi-final, running slower and failing to advance to the finals by 0.45 seconds. Holúbek later competed at the 1998 European Championships, the 1999 Military World Games and the

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without reaching the final. At the Sydney Olympics, he competed in both the men's 4 × 400 metres relay and the

, finishing seventh individually in his heat. At the European Cup, Holúbek mainly competed for Slovakia in the Second League. He finished second in the 400 m hurdles in

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(and the same placement in the 4 × 400 metres relay), won the 400 m hurdles competition at the 1997 European Cup, and was then promoted with Slovakia to the First League, where he finished fifth in

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. Back in the Second League, he finished second in

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and won in

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. Domestically, he was a three-time Slovak Athletic Federation outdoor champion in the hurdles, as well as the 1995 indoor champion in the flat 400 m. His personal best time was 50.18 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in

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References

1975 births Living people Slovak male sprinters Slovak male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovakia 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub