Pavel Soukup (born 2 January 1971) is a retired Czech middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He is best known for winning bronze medals at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and the 1995 Summer Universiade. In addition, he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 1:45.37 outdoors (Nürnberg 1997) and 1:46.38 indoors (Ludwigshafen 1995).
Personal life Soukup was born on 2 January 1971 in Stod,Sports-Reference profile but was raised in Tlučná.
Competition record Representing 1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia7th800 m1:51.55 –4 × 400 m relayDNF1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria12th (sf)800 m1:49.6015th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:11.851991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom5th800 m1:47.681992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy22nd (h)800 m1:51.53Representing the 1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States25th (h)800 m1:51.521995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd800 m1:47.74World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden27th (h)800 m1:48.32UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan3rd800 m1:48.151996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States32nd (h)800 m1:47.671997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France10th (sf)800 m1:48.73World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece33rd (h)800 m1:48.16
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