Tomáš Staněk

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Tomáš Staněk
Tomáš Staněk at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 32)
Prague, Czechoslovakia[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal bests22.01 m (NR) (outdoor)
21.43 m (indoor)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2017 Belgrade Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow Shot put

Tomáš Staněk (born 13 June 1991) is a Czech athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing fourth. He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 22.01 metres outdoors (Schönebeck 2017) and 21.61 indoors (Ostrava 2018).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 5th Shot put 19.18 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 12th (q) Shot put 20.06 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 14th (q) Shot put 19.61 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic Shot put NM
World Championships Beijing, China 19th (q) Shot put 19.64 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th Shot put 19.46 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q) Shot put 19.76 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Shot put 21.43 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th Shot put 21.41 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd Shot put 21.44 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Shot put 21.16 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Shot put 21.25 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th Shot put 20.79 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st Shot put 21.62 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (q) Shot put 20.47 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th Shot put 19.93 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd Shot put 21.26 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Shot put 21.90 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q) Shot put 20.41 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 11th Shot put 20.31 m

References