Josef Karas (athlete)
Appearance
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Full name | Josef Karas |
Born | Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic | 20 August 1978
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 90.0 kg (198.4 lb; 14.17 st) |
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Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Dark blond/Brown |
Eye color | Blue |
Major competition(s) | Mister Czech Republic 2010 (winner) Mister World 2010 (1st runner-up) |
Josef Karas (born 20 August 1978 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech male decathlete. He previously represented Canada. He set his personal best score (7922 points) in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in Kladno. Karas is a two-time national champion in the men's decathlon (2005 and 2006).
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 2nd | Decathlon | 6927 pts |
Representing the Czech Republic | |||||
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | Decathlon | 7669 pts |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 12th | Heptathlon | 5229 pts |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | — | Decathlon | DNF | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 20th | Decathlon | 7625 pts | |
2008 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | — | Decathlon | DNF |
References
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Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Czech decathletes
- Sportspeople from Olomouc
- Czech male athletes
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
- Canadian decathletes
- Canadian male track and field athletes
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Czech Athletics Championships winners
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