Matěj Ščerba
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 9 December 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole Vault: 5.67m (Zlin, 2024) |
Matěj Ščerba (born 9 December 1998) is a Czech pole vaulter. He has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]
Career
He won the Czech indoor national title in March 2022 in Ostrava.[2]
He finished third at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023 in Ostrava.[3]
He was runner-up at the Czech national title in July 2023 in Tibor.[4]
He won the Czech indoor national title for a second time in February 2024 in Ostrava.[5]
On 4 June 2024, he set a new Leeann best height of 5.66 metres in Prague.[6] He qualified for the final and placed tenth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[7][8] He won the Czech outdoor national title in June 2024 in Zlin with a personal best height of 5.67 metres. The performance was also enough to score him enough points to earn a place by ranking at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Matěj Ščerba". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Osoba, Michal (4 June 2024). "The highest Czech jump in the last seven years. And the fulfillment of the dream is already one step closer". Sport.cz. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Huge success of Ústí athletics! Matěj Ščerba is in the final of the European Championships". ustexky.denik.cz. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Czech Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Well done Matej! Ščerba from Ústí won the title to advance to the Olympics in Paris". ustecky.denim.cz. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.