David Holý

David Holý

Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) Chrudim, Czech Republic
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole Vault: 5.71 m (Hof, 2024)

David Holý (born 4 March 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]

Early life

Holý was born on 24 February 2000 in Chrudim.[2] A keen footballer in his youth, he attended school in Chrudim before attending college in Hradec Králové.[3]

Career

He is a member of Athletics Chrudim.[4] He is coached by Czech former Olympic pole vaulter Zdeněk Lubenský.[5][6] He won the Czech indoor national title in February 2023 in Ostrava.[7] He won the Czech national title in July 2023 in Tibor.[8]

He was runner-up at the Czech indoor national championships in February 2024 in Ostrava.[9] He qualified for the final and placed twelfth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10][11] He placed third at the Czech outdoor national championships in June 2024 in Zlín.[12]

He competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13][14]

References

1. "David Holý". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
2. "David Holý" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. Novotný, Jakub (18 August 2016). "Osobák 460 cm? "Ještě letos ho zlepším," hlásí Holý". Deík.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "David Holý opět rekordně". atletika.cz (in Czech). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
5. Osoba, Michal (6 June 2024). "Debaty s rozhodčími, trenér na infarkt a happyend. Dva čeští kamarádi si zaskáčou o medaile". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
6. "Halové akademické tituly rozdány". atletika.cz (in Czech). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
8. "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
9. "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
10. "European Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
11. "Jíchová si na ME doběhla pro finále. To vybojovali i Ogrodníková, Holý a Ščerba". Czech Television. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
12. "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
13. "Men's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
14. "Meet the 113 Czech Olympians Heading to Paris 2024". Prague Morning. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.