Michal Burian Explained

Michal Burian
Nationality:Czech | Australian
Birth Date:27 June 1992
Height Cm:179
Weight Kg:92
Country:Australia
Sport:Para-athletics
Position:javelin thrower
Disability:Club foot
Disability Class:F44
Event:Javelin throw
League:Athletics Australia
Club:Sandringham Athletics Club
Coach:Nick Baltas
Worlds:Paris 2023
Nationals:Australian championship 2022,2021,2020,2019
Paralympics:Tokyo 2020
Pb:66.29m
Born In:Czech Republic
Lives At:Australia Melbourne

Michal Burian (born 27 June 1992)[1] is a Czech-born Australian Paralympic javelin thrower. He won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] Two years later, he secured another silver medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. In both competitions, his achievements were clinched during the final round with a clutch throw, proving Burian's ability to perform under pressure.

Personal

Burian was born with club foot and grew up in the Czech Republic. He arrived in Australia in 2012, on a six-month visa and speaking little English. He soon decided to settle in Australia permanently, and has since become an Australian citizen.[3] He has completed a Diploma in Sport and Recreation Management., he lives in Melbourne and works as a project coordinator.

Athletics

As a teen in the Czech Republic, Burian watched Olympic javelin champion and world record holder Jan Železný throwing at his local club. By the age of 18, he was a member of the (able-bodied) Czech junior national team. [4] He was then told he should not continue in sport due to his impairment. [4]

Following his arrival in Australia, Burian joined Sandringham Athletics Club. He was classified as an F44 para-athlete in 2020., Burian holds the Australian record for Men’s javelin F44, with a distance of 61.24m.[5]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Javelin F64 with a personal best throw of 66.29m and holds the new world record in the F44 category.[6]

Burian won the silver medal at the Men's Javelin F64 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris with a throw of 65.21m in sixth round. [7]

He has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Paris,France - his second Games. [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michal Burian. 30 July 2021. Victoria Institute of Sport.
  2. Web site: 23 July 2021. Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020. 23 July 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  3. Web site: 9 athletes book their ticket to Tokyo. Runner’s Tribe. 19 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Michal Burian's Road to Green and Gold. 25 June 2021. Athletics Australia.
  5. Web site: AA National Records Database for Para-Athletics. 1 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Michael Burian. 28 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928062633/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1415991-burian-michal.htm. dead.
  7. Web site: 14 July 2023 . Czech, Mate! | Brilliant Burian lands sixth-round silver . 17 July 2023 . Athletics Australia.
  8. Web site: 2024-04-23 . Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games Paralympics Australia . 2024-04-23 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.

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