Jiří Jedlička (born 5 February 1987) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He represented his nation Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has owned multiple Czech championship titles and national records in both the 100 and 200 m breaststroke. Jedlicka was also a member of Plavecky Areal Swimming Club in Pardubice, under the tutelage of his personal coach Jaroslav Strnad.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jiří Jedlička |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| Born | 5 February 1987 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | SC Plavecky Areal Pardubice |
| Coach | Jaroslav Strnad |
Jedlicka competed for the Czech Republic in a breaststroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He posted a sterling 1:01.46 to hack 0.04 seconds off the Czech record, set by Daniel Malek (1:01.50) in 2000, and sneak under the FINA A-cut (1:01.57) by about a tenth of a second for the seventh seed headed into the 100 m breaststroke final at the European Championships three months earlier in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[3] In his first event, 100 m breaststroke, Jedlicka held off the hard-charging Spaniards Melquíades Álvarez and Borja Iradier to hit the wall in heat six with a fifth-place time and twenty-ninth overall in 1:01.56.[4] Three days later, in the 200 m breaststroke, Jedlicka swam well through the 150-metre lap in heat three, but faded the closing stretch that allowed his Spanish rival Álvarez to pass him by 3.2 seconds, touching the fourth spot and thirty-ninth overall in 2:15.79.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Jedlička". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ ""Skončit s plaváním byla jeho volba. Nemůže hledat vinu jinde"" ["End of his swimming career was his option. He cannot blame elsewhere"] (in Czech). Deník. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "European Championships: The Netherlands Smash Women's 400 FR World Record, Cavic Sets European Record in 50 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Plavec Jedlička: Takový masakr jsem nečekal" [Swimmer Jedlička: "I did not expect a bloodbath"] (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
External links edit
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Athlete Bio – iDNES.cz (in Czech)
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