Amálie Švábíková

Amálie Švábíková
Personal information
Born (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999
Kadaň, Czech Republic
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubUniverzitní sportovní klub Praha
Coached byJiřina Kudličková
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 ToruńPole vault
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 IstanbulPole vault
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 TallinnPole vault
Silver medal – second place2019 GävlePole vault
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 TamperePole vault
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 TbilisiPole vault
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place2015 TbilisiPole 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
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, 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
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 6th Pole vault 4.65
World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 5th Pole vault 4.60
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th Pole vault 4.75
2026 World Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd Pole vault 4.70

National titles

Personal life

On 21 July 2026, Švábíková with her partner Ondřej Kopecký announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ Osoba, Michal (21 July 2026). "Nečekaná novinka. Česká atletická hvězda přerušuje kariéru, čeká potomka". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 21 July 2026.