Matěj Krsek

Matěj Krsek (born 13 May 2000) is a Czech sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Ever since 2020, he has been the national champion in the 400 metres, earning the title four times consecutively.

Matěj Krsek
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000
Prague, Czech Republic
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m
ClubA. C. TEPO Kladno[1]
Coached byMiroslav Zahořák
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.55 (Hodonín 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest4×400 m mixed
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska4×400 m mixed
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Borås4×400 m relay
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2015 Tbilisi200 m

Biography

Krsek was born on 13 May 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]

Career

2015–2016

Krsek made his international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. He finished in second place and won the silver medal in the 200 metres. The following year, he would return to Tbilisi for the 2016 European U18 Championships where he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres again.

2021–2022

He was an unused member of the Czech relay team at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. The following year, he lowered his 400m personal best to 45.55 seconds to win the Czech national title.[3][4]

2023

In March 2023, he finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul.[5]

He was part of the Czech team that won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in a new national record time of 3:11.98.[6]

Achievements

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 2nd 200 m 21.90
2016 European U18 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 7th 200 m 21.69
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 9th (sf) 400 m 46.59 NU20R
5th 4 x 100 m relay 39.75 SB
2019 European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 4th 400 m 46.37
— 4 x 100 m relay DQ
2nd 4 x 400 m relay 3:08.50 NU20R
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 10th (h) 4 x 400 m relay 3:09.79 SB
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 19th (sf) 400 m 47.18
11th (h) 4 x 400 m relay 3:09.79
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 8th 4 x 400 m relay 3:01.63 NR
European Championships Munich, Germany 16th (sf) 400 m 45.92
6th 4 x 400 m relay 3:01.82
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 400 m 46.48
European Team Championships First Division Chorzów, Poland 9th 400 m 45.75 SB
1st 4 x 400 m relay mixed 3:12.34 CR
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 36th (h) 400 m 45.99
12 (h) 4 x 400 m relay 3:00.99 NR
3rd 4 x 400 m relay mixed 3:11.98 NR

National titles

See also

References
  1. "MATĚJ KRSEK – Athlete Card". Czech Athletics Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "Matej Krsek". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. Osoba, Michal (25 June 2022). "Dvě vysoké školy, klavír a třetí titul! Krsek se prosadil se svou filozofií". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. Novotný, Milan (28 June 2022). "Matěj Krsek je bez prázdnin, ale hlásí: To mi vůbec nevadí!" (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. Novotný, Milan (4 March 2023). "Bojovný výkon ve čtvrtkařském finále. Matěj Krsek doběhl na pátém místě". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. "Czech athletes take bronze in mixed 4x400 meter relay race in Budapest". Czech Radio. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.


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