Birth Date: | 5 January 1986 |
Weight: | 77kg (170lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Long jump |
Updated: | 15 August 2012 |
Roman Novotný (pronounced as /cs/; born 5 January 1986) is a Czech long jumper.
He finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games.
His personal best jump is 8.21 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Brno.
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2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | 7.87 m (wind: 0.4 m/s) |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 7.88 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th | 8.00 m |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 13th (q) | 7.77 m |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 26th | 7.86 m | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 12th | 7.65 m |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 8th | 7.66 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (q) | 7.80 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 38th (q) | 6.96 m |
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