Ondřej Kopecký
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8310 (2022) Heptathlon: 6035 (2024) |
Ondřej Kopecký (born 16 May 1998) is a Czech multi-event athlete. He is a multiple-time Czech national champion in the decathlon and competed in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
He won his first Czech national titles in the decathlon at the Czech Combined Events Championships in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, he improved his personal best tally for the decathlon to 8310 points.[2] He travelled to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon but tore his hamstring in the warm-up before the first event and was unable to compete.[3]
Along with fellow Czech multi-eventer Vilém Stráský, he is coached by former Olympic champion Roman Šebrle.[4] He placed sixth overall at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey in the indoor heptathlon with 5792 points in March 2023.[5]
He placed ninth overall in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, with 5737 points.[6] Unfortunately, injury ruled him out of competing at the 2024 European Championships.[4]
He won the decathlon at the Czech Combined Events Championships ahead of Vilém Stráský in June 2025 with 8057 points.[7] He won the decathlon and set a meeting record at the Wiesław Czapiewski Memorial in Nakło nad Notecią, Poland, a World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold event in July, with 8254 points.[8]
In September 2025, he competed in the decathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Ondřej Kopecký". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Kopecký má v desetiboji titul, osobní rekord i limit na mistrovství Evropy". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Desetibojař Ondřej Kopecký: Chtěl jsem s atletikou skončit, ale trenér Roman Šebrle mě nasměroval zpátky na správnou cestu" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b Novotný, Milan (9 June 2024). "Pod vedením Šéby. Neslyšel jsem, že by zvýšil hlas, říká desetibojař Stráský". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Czech Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Kopecky breaks meeting record, Sulek-Schubert retains title in Naklo nad Notecia". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Nominace atletů pro mistrovské Tokio: 25 jmen, obhájce medaile i finálové naděje". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.