Amálie Švábíková

Amálie Švábíková
Personal information
Born (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25)
Kadaň, Czech Republic
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubUniverzitní sportovní klub Praha
Coached byJiřina Kudličková
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Istanbul Pole vault
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gävle Pole vault
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Pole vault
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi Pole vault
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi Pole vault

Amálie Švábíková (born 22 November 1999)[1] is a Czech pole vaulter. She won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. Švábíková claimed silver and gold at the 2019 and 2021 European Under-23 Championships respectively.

She was the 2016 European U18 bronze medallist to take gold at the World U20 Championships two years later. Švábíková is the Czech indoor record holder for the pole vault and won six national titles.

She competed in the women's pole vault at the 2017 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, and at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[2][1]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics Švábíková finished fifth, set a new Czech outdoor record with a height of 4.80 m, supprassing previous record Jiřina Ptáčníková's 4.76 m from 2013.[3]

Achievements

Personal bests

  • Pole vault - 4.80 m (15 ft 8+3⁄4 in) (Paris Olympics 2024) NR
  • Pole vault – 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) (Ostrava 2022)
  • Pole vault U20 – 4.51 m (14 ft 9+1⁄2 in) (Tampere 2018) NU20R
    • Pole vault indoor – 4.72 m (15 ft 5+3⁄4 in) (Ostrava 2023) NR

International competitions

Representing  Czech Republic
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Tbilisi, Georgia 3rd Pole vault 3.90
2016 European U18 Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 3rd Pole vault 4.05
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th Pole vault 4.10
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th Pole vault 4.05
World Championships London, United Kingdom – (q) Pole vault NH
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Pole vault 4.51 NU20R
European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th Pole vault 4.30
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 16th (q) Pole vault 4.40
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd Pole vault 4.35
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Pole vault 4.50 SB
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9th Pole vault 4.45
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 26th (q) Pole vault 4.20
European Championships Munich, Germany 14th (q) Pole vault 4.40
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Pole vault 4.70
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th Pole vault 4.50
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th Pole vault 4.65
European Championships Rome, Italy 4th Pole vault 4.58
Olympic Games Paris, France 5th Pole vault 4.80 NR

National titles

References

  1. ^ a b "Amálie ŠVÁBÍKOVÁ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Pole Vault women". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ^ Osoba, Michal; Vybíral, Matěj (7 August 2024). "Fantastická Švábíková ve finále tyčky vylepšila český rekord! Medaile ale visela ještě výš". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 7 August 2024.


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