Michal Balner

Michal Balner
Personal information
Born (1982-09-12) September 12, 1982
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country  Czech Republic
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault

Michal Balner (born 12 September 1982 in Opava) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the pole vault.[1] He represented his country at the 2007 and 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. His best outing was the sixth place at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 5.82 metres outdoors (Baku 2015) and 5.76 metres indoors (Prague 2010).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 19th (q) 5.55 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 14th (q) 5.40 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 5.45 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 13th (q) 5.60 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia NM
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) 5.30 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 12th (q) 5.45 m
World Championships Beijing, China 7th 5.65 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 5.55 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 19th (q) 5.35 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 5.50 m

References

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