Lukáš Hodboď Explained

Lukáš Hodboď
Birth Date:2 March 1996
Birth Place:Nymburk, Czech Republic
Height:1.81 m
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 metres
Education:University of Economics, Prague[1]
Club:TJ Sokol Hradec Králové

Lukáš Hodboď (born 2 March 1996 in Nymburk) is a Czech middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He reached the final at the 2018 European Championships finishing eighth. On 2019 Summer Universiade he won a bronze medal.

His personal bests in the event are 1:45.74 outdoors (Chorzów 2021) and 1:46.74 indoors (Ostrava 2022). Earlier in his career he competed in the 400 metres hurdles.

International competitions

Representing the
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States18th (sf)400 m hurdles52.75
2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden26th (h)400 m hurdles54.72
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland17th (h)800 m1:50.72
10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:10.34
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan15th (sf)800 m1:49.40
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:08.14
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th800 m1:46.60
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (h)800 m1:49.31
UniversiadeNaples, Italy3rd800 m1:47.97
5th4 × 400 m relay3:06.78
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland34th (h)800 m1:51.59

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Universiade bio. 21 October 2018.