Tomáš Staněk Explained
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia[1] |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Weight: | 125 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Pb: | 22.01 m (NR) (outdoor)
22.17 m (indoor) |
Tomáš Staněk (born 13 June 1991) is a Czech athlete specialising in the shot put. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, finishing fourth. He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 22.01 metres outdoors (Schönebeck 2017) and 22.17 indoors (Düsseldorf 2018).
Competition record
| Representing the |
|---|
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 5th | Shot put | 19.18 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 12th (q) | Shot put | 20.06 m |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 14th (q) | Shot put | 19.61 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | – | Shot put | NM |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Shot put | 19.64 m |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 16th | Shot put | 19.46 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th (q) | Shot put | 19.76 m |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 21.43 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | Shot put | 21.41 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | Shot put | 21.44 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | Shot put | 21.16 m |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | Shot put | 21.25 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th | Shot put | 20.79 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | 21.62 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | Shot put | 20.47 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 14th | Shot put | 19.93 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | Shot put | 21.26 m |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 21.90 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (q) | Shot put | 20.41 m |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th | Shot put | 20.31 m |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | Shot put | 20.88 m | |
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/tomas-stanek-1.html Profile
