František Serbus
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 20 July 1985 Pelhřimov, Czechoslovakia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Disability class | F32 |
Medal record | |
František Serbus (born 20 July 1985) is a Czech track and field athlete who competes in disability athletics in the F32 category. He specializes in throwing events, particularly club throw, and is also a boccia player. He has also competed in the Summer Paralympics four times.[1]
Athletics career
Serbus had his first major international competition at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch. There, he entered three throwing events, including the discus throw, where he finished in fourth place. He then competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the shot put and discus throw, finishing in sixth and seventh.[1]
Serbus competed at the 2011 World Championships, winning the silver medal at the discus throw event.[2]
Serbus competed at the 2012 European Championships, winning the gold medal in the discus throw and the silver medal club throw.[3][4] He followed this by representing his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, again competing in the club throw F31/32/52 and discus F32–24, finishing in fifth place in the latter.[5][6] He also competed in boccia in the Individual BC2 event.[7]
Serbus competed in the 2014 European Championships in the club throw, finishing in fifth place.[8][9]
At the 2021 European Championships, Serbus won the gold medal in the club throw.[10] He also competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he finished in sixth place in the club throw.[11]
Serbus competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the club throw event with a throw of 34.46 metres.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Frantisek Serbus". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Medallists - MEN'S DISCUS THROW - F32/33/34" (PDF). 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08.
- ^ "Medallists by Event" (PDF). IPC Athletics. ipcat.msl.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "6 World Records smashed on Day 5 of 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships". IPC. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "František Serbus vyházel páté místo v disku". Czech Paralympic Committee. 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Mixed Individual BC2". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Men's Club Throw - F32 Final" (PDF). IPC. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Skvělí Češi! Grézl stříbrný, Vrátil bronzový". Czech Paralympic Committee. 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Men's club throw F32 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "F32 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "New Delhi 2025: Day two medallists". paralympic.org. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.