Matěj Ščerba Explained
Matěj Ščerba (born 9 December 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]
Early life
Ščerba was born on 9 December 1998 in Ústí nad Labem.[2]
Career
He is coached by Czech former Olympic pole vaulter Zdeněk Lubenský.[3] [4] He won the Czech indoor national title in March 2022 in Ostrava.[5]
He finished third at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023 in Ostrava.[6] He was runner-up at the Czech national title in July 2023 in Tibor.[7]
He won the Czech indoor national title for a second time in February 2024 in Ostrava.[8] On 4 June 2024, he set a new personal best height of 5.66 metres in Prague.[9] He qualified for the final and placed tenth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] [11] He won the Czech outdoor national title in June 2024 in Zlín with a personal best height of 5.67 metres. The performance was also enough to score him enough points to earn a place by ranking at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12] [13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Matěj Ščerba. World Athletics. 26 July 2024.
- Web site: Matěj Ščerba. Czech Olympic Committee. cs. 27 July 2024.
- Web site: Debaty s rozhodčími, trenér na infarkt a happyend. Dva čeští kamarádi si zaskáčou o medaile. sport.cz. 6 June 2024. Michal. Osoba. 26 July 2024. cs.
- Web site: Halové akademické tituly rozdány. atletika.cz. 26 July 2024. 8 January 2024. cs.
- Web site: Czech Indoor Championships. World Athletics. 26 July 2024. 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Czech Indoor Championships. World Athletics. 26 July 2024.
- Web site: 29 July 2023. Czech Championships. World Athletics. 26 July 2024.
- Web site: Czech Indoor Championships. World Athletics. 26 July 2024. 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Nejvyšší český skok za posledních sedm let. A naplnění snu už je zase o krok blíž. Sport.cz. 26 July 2024. Michal. Osoba. 4 June 2024. cs.
- News: Obrovský úspěch ústecké atletiky! Matěj Ščerba je ve finále mistrovství Evropy. Ústecký deník. 11 June 2024. 26 July 2024 . Brzák . Daniel. cs.
- Web site: 7 June 2024. European Championships . World Athletics . 26 July 2024.
- Web site: Czech Championships. World Athletics. 26 July 2024. 29 June 2024.
- News: Well done Matej! Ščerba from Ústí won the title to advance to the Olympics in Paris. Ústecký Deník. 26 July 2024. 9 July 2024 . Brzák . Daniel.
