David Holý

David Holý
Holý in Hof (Saale) (2025)
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998
Chrudim, Czech Republic
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsPole Vault: 5.76 m (Ostrava, 2026)

David Holý (born 4 March 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won national titles both indoors and outdoors. He has competed for the Czech Republic at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[1]

Early life

Holý was born on 4 March 1998 in Chrudim.[2] A keen footballer in his youth, he attended school in Chrudim before attending college in Hradec Králové.[3]

Biography

Holý is a member of Athletics Chrudim.[4] He is coached by Czech former Olympic pole vaulter Zdeněk Lubenský.[5][6] He won the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships national title for the first time in February 2023 in Ostrava.[7] Holý then won the Czech Athletics Championships title outdoors in July 2023 in Tibor.[8]

Holý was a runner-up at the Czech indoor national championships in February 2024 in Ostrava to Matěj Ščerba.[9] He qualified for the final and placed twelfth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10][11] Holý placed third at the Czech Athletics Championships in June 2024, in Zlín.[12] Holý competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where he cleared 5.60 metres but did not qualify for the final.[13][14]

He was runner-up to Ščerba at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2025, clearing 5.49 metres in Ostrava.[15] He was later selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, Netherlands. He cleared a new personal best height of 5.75 metres to qualify for the final. In the final, he cleared 5.70 metres to finish in eighth place overall.[16][17]

Holý competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, without advancing to the final.[18][19]

On 28 February, he cleared 5.76 metres to win the 2026 Czech Indoor Athletics Championships.[20] Holý place twelfth competing at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. During the competition his pole accidentally struck Brazilian heptathlon competitor José Fernando Ferreira as he ran the heptathlon 1000 metres, although Ferreira was able to get up and continue his race.[21][22] In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "David Holý". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "David Holý" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Novotný, Jakub (18 August 2016). "Osobák 460 cm? "Ještě letos ho zlepším", hlásí Holý". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "David Holý opět rekordně". atletika.cz (in Czech). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Halové akademické tituly rozdány". atletika.cz (in Czech). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jíchová si na ME doběhla pro finále. To vybojovali i Ogrodníková, Holý a Ščerba". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Men's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Meet the 113 Czech Olympians Heading to Paris 2024". Prague Morning. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Obhájci medaile i nadějní debutanti. Česká nominace pro halové ME čítá 26 atletů". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 26 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Men's Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "Athlete nominations for the Tokyo Championships: 25 names, defending medalists and final hopes". Idnes.cz. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Juška added his eleventh indoor title, Ostrava also experienced a farewell with Svoboda". iDNES.cz. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Brazilian athlete taken out by flying pole at World Indoors". Running Magazine. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  23. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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