Petr Meindlschmid

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Petr Meindlschmid
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18)
Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 8.03m (Rome, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Maribor Long jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Banská Bystrica Long jump

Petr Meindlschmid (born 15 January 2006) is a Czech long jumper. In 2024, he became Czech national champion.

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Early life

Petr Meindlschmid was born on 15 January 2006 in Uherské Hradiště. [1] He was a footballer at youth level, playing for 1. FC Slovácko and the Czech national under-16 football team. [2] [3]

Career

He won gold in the long jump at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica. [4] He also won gold in the long jump at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor. [5] [6]

In June 2024, he won the long jump at the Josef Odlozil Memorial event in Prague with a jump of 7.92 metres. [7] Later that month he finished seventh in the final of the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome with a new Czech junior record jump of 8.03 metres. [8] In June 2024, he won the Czech U20 long jump title in Ostrava, [9] and the Czech senior national title in Zlín. [10] He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11]

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References

  1. "Petr Meindlschmid" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. "Nový atletický talent? Musím dát nejdřív sbohem fotbalu, usmívá se Meindlschmid" (in Czech). Czech Television. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. "Atletika porazila fotbal. Talentovaný dálkař poslechl srdce a potěšil Jušku". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  9. "Czech U20 Championships". World Athletics. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.<
  10. "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.<
  11. "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.