Matěj Krsek

Matěj Krsek
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	13 May 2000 (age 24); Prague, Czech Republic
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	A. C. TEPO Kladno
Coached by	Miroslav Zahořák
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 45.53 (Paris, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Czech Republic
World Championships
European Games
European U20 Championships
European Youth Olympic Festival

Matěj Krsek (born 13 May 2000) is a Czech sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Ever since 2020, he has been the national champion in the 400 metres, earning the title four times consecutively.

Biography

Krsek was born on 13 May 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic.^[2]

Career

2015–2016

Krsek made his international debut at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. He finished in second place and won the silver medal in the 200 metres. The following year, he would return to Tbilisi for the 2016 European U18 Championships where he finished in seventh place in the 200 metres again.

2021–2022

He was an unused member of the Czech relay team at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. The following year, he lowered his 400m personal best to 45.55 seconds to win the Czech national title.^[3]^[4]

2023

In March 2023, he finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul.^[5]

He was part of the Czech team that won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in a new national record time of 3:11.98.^[6]

2024

Selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, he reached the final of the men's 400 meters where he finished in sixth place.^[7] He ran as part of the Czech 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.^[8] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.^[9]

Achievements

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

200 metres — 20.94 (Kladno 2020)
- 200 metres indoor – 21.54 (Leipzig 2019)
300 metres — 32.89 (Turnov 2022)
- 300 metres indoor — (Prague 2023)
400 metres — 45.53 (Paris 2024)
- 400 metres indoor – 46.03 (Istanbul 2023)

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Representing the Czech Republic
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	2nd	200 m	21.90
2016	European U18 Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	7th	200 m	21.69
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	9th (sf)	400 m	46.59	NU20R
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	5th	4 x 100 m relay	39.75	SB
2019	European U20 Championships	Borås, Sweden	4th	400 m	46.37
			—	4 x 100 m relay	DQ
			2nd	4 x 400 m relay	3:08.50	NU20R
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	10th (h)	4 x 400 m relay	3:09.79	SB
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	19th (sf)	400 m	47.18
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	11th (h)	4 x 400 m relay	3:09.79
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	8th	4 x 400 m relay	3:01.63	NR
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	16th (sf)	400 m	45.92
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	4 x 400 m relay	3:01.82
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	400 m	46.48
	European Team Championships First Division	Chorzów, Poland	9th	400 m	45.75	SB
	European Team Championships First Division	Chorzów, Poland	1st	4 x 400 m relay mixed	3:12.34	CR
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	36th (h)	400 m	45.99
			12 (h)	4 x 400 m relay	3:00.99	NR
			3rd	4 x 400 m relay mixed	3:11.98	NR
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	400 m	46.47
	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	21st (h)	400 m	46.69
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	11th (rep)	400 m	45.53

National titles

Czech Athletics Championships (4)
- 400 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Czech Indoor Athletics Championships
- 400 metres: 2023

References

^ "MATĚJ KRSEK – Athlete Card". Czech Athletics Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Matej Krsek". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Osoba, Michal (25 June 2022). "Dvě vysoké školy, klavír a třetí titul! Krsek se prosadil se svou filozofií". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Novotný, Milan (28 June 2022). "Matěj Krsek je bez prázdnin, ale hlásí: To mi vůbec nevadí!" (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Novotný, Milan (4 March 2023). "Bojovný výkon ve čtvrtkařském finále. Matěj Krsek doběhl na pátém místě". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Czech athletes take bronze in mixed 4x400 meter relay race in Budapest". Czech Radio. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Men's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

Matěj Krsek at World Athletics
Matěj Krsek at Olympedia
Matěj Krsek at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)

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[1] "MATĚJ KRSEK – Athlete Card". Czech Athletics Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[2] "Matej Krsek". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[3] Osoba, Michal (25 June 2022). "Dvě vysoké školy, klavír a třetí titul! Krsek se prosadil se svou filozofií". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[4] Novotný, Milan (28 June 2022). "Matěj Krsek je bez prázdnin, ale hlásí: To mi vůbec nevadí!" (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[5] Novotný, Milan (4 March 2023). "Bojovný výkon ve čtvrtkařském finále. Matěj Krsek doběhl na pátém místě". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[6] "Czech athletes take bronze in mixed 4x400 meter relay race in Budapest". Czech Radio. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[7] "Men's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[8] "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[9] "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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