Matěj Ščerba

Matěj Ščerba
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 26)
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault: 5.67 m (Zlín, 2024)

Matěj Ščerba (born 9 December 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]

Early life

Ščerba was born on 9 December 1998 in Ústí nad Labem.[2]

Career

He is coached by Czech former Olympic pole vaulter Zdeněk Lubenský.[3][4] He won the Czech indoor national title in March 2022 in Ostrava.[5]

He finished third at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023 in Ostrava.[6] He was runner-up at the Czech national title in July 2023 in Tibor.[7]

He won the Czech indoor national title for a second time in February 2024 in Ostrava.[8] On 4 June 2024, he set a new personal best height of 5.66 metres in Prague.[9] He qualified for the final and placed tenth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10][11] He won the Czech outdoor national title in June 2024 in Zlín with a personal best height of 5.67 metres. He qualified through ranking and competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Matěj Ščerba". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Matěj Ščerba" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Halové akademické tituly rozdány". atletika.cz (in Czech). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ^ Osoba, Michal (4 June 2024). "Nejvyšší český skok za posledních sedm let. A naplnění snu už je zase o krok blíž". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ^ Brzák, Daniel (11 June 2024). "Obrovský úspěch ústecké atletiky! Matěj Ščerba je ve finále mistrovství Evropy". Ústecký deník (in Czech). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Men's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. ^ Brzák, Daniel (9 July 2024). "Well done Matej! Ščerba from Ústí won the title to advance to the Olympics in Paris". Ústecký Deník. Retrieved 26 July 2024.