Josef Horký Explained

Josef Horký
Fullname:Josef Horký
Strokes:Freestyle, butterfly, medley
Club:Kometa Brno
Coach:Ondřej Butir
Birth Date:3 February 1972
Birth Place:Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.870NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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Josef Horký (born February 3, 1972) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2004), a semifinalist in the 200 m butterfly at the European Championships (2002), and a member of Kometa Brno under his head coach Ondřej Butir.[2]

Horky made his first Czech team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. On the first day of the Games, he managed to pull off a top 16 effort in the 400 m individual medley, edging out Australia's Trent Steed to earn a fourteenth spot by almost a full second in 4:28.39.[3] Out of his remaining tries, Horky was unable to target the same goal as his first event, finishing thirtieth in the 200 m butterfly (2:02.84), and eighteenth in the 200 m individual medley (2:05.45).[4] [5]

After an eight-year absence, Horky competed only in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, and served as a senior captain for the Czech swimming team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[6] [7] Teaming with Michal Rubáček, Květoslav Svoboda, and Martin Škacha in heat two, Horky swam a third leg and recorded a split of 1:53.29, but the Czechs settled only for seventh place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 7:26.26.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Josef Horký. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/josef-horky-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 May 2013.
  2. News: Thomas. Stephen. 100 Free Sizzles: Hoogie Rules, Swims 47.86, Second-Fastest All-Time: Franzi Is Hot!. Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2002. 12 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 400m Individual Medley Final B . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . dead . 23 May 2011 . . LA84 Foundation . 50 . 28 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . dead . 23 May 2011 . . . 47 . 28 April 2013 .
  5. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . dead . 23 May 2011 . . . 48 . 28 April 2013 .
  6. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  7. News: Štafeta 4×200 metrů poplave v Aténách. 4×200 meters relay swim in Athens. Czech. Mladá fronta DNES. 6 July 2004. 12 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  9. News: Whitten . Phillip . Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2 . . 17 August 2004 . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234652/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7856.asp . 27 March 2014 .

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