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Nikola Ogrodníková

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Nikola Ogrodníková
Nikola Ogrodníková in 2008
Personal information
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubSSK Vítkovice[2]
Coached byAleš Duda (2007–2011)
Stanislav Šuška (2011–2015)
Vítězslav Veselý[3]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Javelin throw
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Javelin throw
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Javelin throw
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Hengelo Heptathlon

Nikola Ogrodníková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪkola ˈoɡrodɲiːkovaː]; born 18 August 1990) is a Czech athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[4] She is a two-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Ogrodníková is also a European Championships and European Games silver medallist.[5]

Her personal best in the event is 67.40 metres set in Offenburg in 2019. Earlier in her career, Ogrodníková competed in the heptathlon and won a bronze medal in the discipline at the 2007 European Junior Championships.








International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 7th Heptathlon (youth) 5161 pts
European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 3rd Heptathlon 5607 pts
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th Javelin throw 53.94 m
22nd Heptathlon 4735 pts
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 17th (q) Javelin throw 38.50 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 22nd (q) Javelin throw 48.04 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) Javelin throw 53.15 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (q) Javelin throw 59.99 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd Javelin throw 61.85 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th Javelin throw 57.24 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (q) Javelin throw 60.03 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 8th Javelin throw 60.18 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 12th Javelin throw 54.48 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 28th (q) Javelin throw 54.59 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 5th Javelin throw 61.78 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd Javelin throw 63.68 m

References

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  1. ^ Profile Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Czech Athletics Federation
  2. ^ Club bio
  3. ^ "Oštěpařský pár na MS! Snad půjde Víťa do finále, fandí Ogrodníková Veselému". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ Nikola Ogrodníková at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Osoba, Michal (10 August 2024). "Pátá medaile pro Česko, skvělá Ogrodníková slaví bronz!". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2024.