Petr Stehlík Explained

Petr Stehlík (born 15 April 1977 in Turnov) is a Czech shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Turnov. The Czech record is currently held by Remigius Machura with 21.93 metres.[1]

He finished fifth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships and twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 as well as the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the finals.

Achievements

Representing the
1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia4thShot put17.35 m
24th (q)Discus throw45.84 m
1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland10thShot put17.66 m
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7thShot put18.36 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada15th (q)Shot put19.68 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria5thShot put19.86 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany - Shot putNM
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)Shot put19.70 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece11thShot put19.21 m
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain14th (q)Shot put19.36 m
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (q)Shot put19.48 m
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan19th (q)Shot put19.51 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China28th (q)Shot put19.41 m

References

  1. http://www.athletix.org/Statistics/natrspmen.html National shot put records, men