Nikola Ogrodníková
Ogrodníková in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1990 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | SSK Vítkovice[2] |
| Coached by | Aleš Duda (2007–2011) Stanislav Šuška (2011–2015) Vítězslav Veselý[3] |
Nikola Ogrodníková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪkola ˈoɡrodɲiːkovaː]; born 18 August 1990) is a Czech athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[4] She is a two-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Ogrodníková is also a European Championships and European Games silver medallist.[5]
Her personal best in the event is 67.40 metres set in Offenburg in 2019. Earlier in her career, Ogrodníková competed in the heptathlon and won a bronze medal in the discipline at the 2007 European Junior Championships.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Czech Republic | |||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th | Heptathlon (youth) | 5161 pts |
| European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | Heptathlon | 5607 pts | |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | Javelin throw | 53.94 m |
| 22nd | Heptathlon | 4735 pts | |||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 17th (q) | Javelin throw | 38.50 m |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 22nd (q) | Javelin throw | 48.04 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 20th (q) | Javelin throw | 53.15 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 19th (q) | Javelin throw | 59.99 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Javelin throw | 61.85 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 11th | Javelin throw | 57.24 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (q) | Javelin throw | 60.03 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 8th | Javelin throw | 60.18 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | Javelin throw | 54.48 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (q) | Javelin throw | 54.59 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | Javelin throw | 61.78 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | Javelin throw | 63.68 m | |
References
- ^ Profile Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Czech Athletics Federation
- ^ Club bio
- ^ "Oštěpařský pár na MS! Snad půjde Víťa do finále, fandí Ogrodníková Veselému". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Nikola Ogrodníková at World Athletics
- ^ Osoba, Michal (10 August 2024). "Pátá medaile pro Česko, skvělá Ogrodníková slaví bronz!". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2024.