Petr Svoboda (; born 10 October 1984 in Třebíč) is a Czech track and field athlete, competing in the sprint hurdles. He holds national records in both 110 metres hurdles (13.27, 2010) and 60 metres hurdles (7.44, 2010). On 6 March he won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Turin.
Biography After breaking the national record for the 110m hurdles, he went to the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona later that year as one of the favourites. However, the gold went to Andy Turner as Svoboda, having led with 30 metres to go, collided badly with a hurdle, and went on to finish in a disappointing 6th place. On 4 March 2011, Svoboda won the gold medal in the 60m hurdles at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Although Turner decided against competing, Svoboda beat Frenchman Garfield Darien who has to settle for a second silver to match the one he won in Barcelona.
On 21 September 2012 he married the pole vaulter Jiřina Ptáčníková, however the couple divorced in 2014.
In 2011, Svoboda suffered a heel injury, which interrupted his career for next three years. In May 2014, he announced return to professional athletics.
Achievements 2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary26th (q)Long jump6.71 m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica36th (h)100 m10.79 (wind: +1.5 m/s) —110 m hurdlesDNF2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland11th (sf)110 m hurdles14.602005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain–HeptathlonDNFEuropean U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany17th (sf)110 m hurdles14.19 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th (sf)60 m hurdles7.802008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain16th (sf)60 m hurdles7.81Olympic GamesBeijing, China14th (sf)110 m hurdles13.602009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy3rd60 m hurdles7.61World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6th110 m hurdles13.382010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5th60 m hurdles7.58European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th110 m hurdles13.572011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1st60 m hurdles7.492014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland5th110 m hurdles13.632015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic8th60 m hurdles 7.67World ChampionshipsBeijing, China23rd (sf)110 m hurdles13.672016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil18th (sf)110 m hurdles13.672017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd60 m hurdles7.532018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th (sf)60 m hurdles7.642022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia23rd (sf)60 m hurdles7.71World ChampionshipsEugene, United States28th (h)110 m hurdles13.652024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom –60 m hurdlesDNF
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