Czech middle-distance runner
Jakub Holuša
Nationality Czech Born (1988-02-20 ) 20 February 1988 (age 36) Opava , Czechoslovakia Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Sport Track Club ASC Dukla Praha Coached by Tomasz Lewandowski[1] Personal best(s) 800m : 1:45.12[2] 1500m : 3:32.49[2] Mile : 3:53.46[2] 3000m : 7:51.39[2] Updated on October 14, 2018
Jakub Holuša (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈɦoluʃa] , born 20 February 1988) is a former Czech middle-distance runner . He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics .[3] At the 2016 Olympics , he competed in the 1500 meters.[4]
Running career
Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics , where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships . He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships .
In February 2022, he ended his career and became a coach in Dukla Prague athletics club.[5]
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Czech Republic
2007
European Junior Championships
Hengelo, Netherlands
1st
3000 m s'chase
8:50.30
2008
World Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
24th (h)
800 m
1:51.09
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
41st (h)
800 m
1:48.19
2009
European U23 Championships
Kaunas, Lithuania
9th (h)
800 m
1:49.63
3rd
1500 m
3:51.46
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha, Qatar
5th
800 m
1:47.28
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
5th
800 m
1:47.45
2011
European Indoor Championships
Paris, France
5th
1500 m
3:41.57
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
2nd
800 m
1:48.62
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
5th
800 m
1:48.99
5th
4x400 metres relay
3:02.72 NR
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot, Poland
5th
1500 m
3:39.23
2015
European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
1st
1500 m
3:37.68 NR
World Championships
Beijing, China
30th (h)
1500 m
3:43.66
2016
World Indoor Championships
Portland, United States
2nd
1500 m
3:44.30
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17th (sf)
1500 m
3:40.83
2017
World Championships
London, United Kingdom
5th
1500 m
3:34.89
2018
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
10th (h)
1500 m
3:45.84
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
24th (h)
1500 m
3:49.82
2019
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
32nd (h)
1500 m
3:39.79
Personal bests
Outdoor
800 m 1:45.12 (11 May 2012, Doha, Qatar)
1000 m 2:16.79 (17 June 2014, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
1500 m 3:32.49 (20 July 2018, Monaco) - NR
3000 m 7:51,39 (2017, France)
3000 m steeplechase 8:50.30 (20 July 2007, Hengelo, Netherlands)
Indoor
800 m 1:46.09 (31 January 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany)
1000 m 2:18.27 (17 February 2016, Stockholm, Sweden)
1500 m 3:37.68 (8 March 2015, Prague, Czech Republic)
References