Jakub Holuša
Holuša at the 2018 Meeting de Paris
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Opava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack
ClubASC Dukla Praha
Coached byTomasz Lewandowski[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:45.12[2]
1500m: 3:32.49[2]
Mile: 3:53.46[2]
3000m: 7:51.39[2]
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Istanbul800 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Portland1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Prague1500 m
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kaunas1500 m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Hengelo3000 m steeplechase
Updated on October 14, 2018.

Jakub Holuša (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈɦoluʃa], born 20 February 1988) is a former Czech middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the 1500 meters.[4]

Running career

Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships. He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

In February 2022, he ended his career and became a coach in Dukla Prague athletics club.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czech Republic
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:50.30
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 24th (h) 800 m 1:51.09
Olympic Games Beijing, China 41st (h) 800 m 1:48.19
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 9th (h) 800 m 1:49.63
3rd 1500 m 3:51.46
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 800 m 1:47.28
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 800 m 1:47.45
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 1500 m 3:41.57
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 800 m 1:48.62
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 800 m 1:48.99
5th 4x400 metres relay 3:02.72 NR
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 1500 m 3:39.23
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 1st 1500 m 3:37.68 NR
World Championships Beijing, China 30th (h) 1500 m 3:43.66
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2nd 1500 m 3:44.30
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (sf) 1500 m 3:40.83
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th 1500 m 3:34.89
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th (h) 1500 m 3:45.84
European Championships Berlin, Germany 24th (h) 1500 m 3:49.82
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd (h) 1500 m 3:39.79

Personal bests

Outdoor
  • 800 m 1:45.12 (11 May 2012, Doha, Qatar)
  • 1000 m 2:16.79 (17 June 2014, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
  • 1500 m 3:32.49 (20 July 2018, Monaco) - NR
  • 3000 m 7:51,39 (2017, France)
  • 3000 m steeplechase 8:50.30 (20 July 2007, Hengelo, Netherlands)
Indoor
  • 800 m 1:46.09 (31 January 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany)
  • 1000 m 2:18.27 (17 February 2016, Stockholm, Sweden)
  • 1500 m 3:37.68 (8 March 2015, Prague, Czech Republic)

References

  1. ↑ "Mílař Holuša trénuje s polskou hvězdou Marcinem Lewandowským" (in Czech). IDnes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 IAAF. "Jakub HOLUŠA - Athlete Profile".
  3. ↑ "Jakub Holuša Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. ↑ "IAAF: Jakub Holusa | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. ↑ "Bolavá pata přiměla Holušu skončit: Těch úspěchů bylo docela dost" (in Czech). iDnes. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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