Jakub Marek (sprinter)
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Jakub Marek (born 25 January 2009) is a Czech sprinter.
Biography
From Přímbra, he studies at the Sports Gymnasium in Plzeň and is a member of AC Domažlice.[1][2]
Marek was part of Czech Republic's gold medal-winning 4 x 400 m relay team at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere.[3][4] He won a gold medal in the medley relay and then, running alongside Anna Cerovská, Alžběta Anna Podzimková and Tomáš Horák, he won the silver medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival.[5]
Competing at the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti in July 2026, he progressed through the preliminary heats as one of the strongest performers prior to winning the silver medal in the final in a new personal best of 46.59 seconds behind Sebastián Karp, and ahead of Czech teammate Lukáš Bednařík.[6][7] Alongside Bednařík, he was part of the Czech men's team which won the 1000 metres medley relay gold medal on the final day of the championships.[8] On 5 August, he won a silver medal in the mixed 4 x 400 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Vydra, Jan (30 July 2026). "Dvě medaile z Evropy a teď výzva v zámoří. Jakub Marek míří na světový šampionát". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kristýna Záhořová a Jakub Marek - mistři Evropy, které spojuje ještě něco víc, než jen atletika" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (16 Jul 2026). "Hadjicosta heads discus finalists at Rieti 2026". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Demanding but Successful: Czech Team Brings Home 14 Medals from the European Youth Olympic Festival". olympijskytym.cz. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (18 July 2026). "Gold for Greece and Slovakia! Iakovaki and Karp battle to 400m titles in Rieti". European Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hadjicosta heads discus finalists at Rieti 2026". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (19 July 2026). "Czechia sweeps medley relays with record-breaking runs at Rieti 2026". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "US team runs fastest ever U20 mixed 4x400m with 3:15.31 in Oregon". World Athletics. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.