Jiří Kuntoš (born 2 October 1973) is a Czech male former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump. His international career briefly flourished in the late-1990s. He was a silver medallist behind Jonathan Edwards at the 1998 European Cup,European Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. a bronze medallist at the 1999 Summer Universiade,Universiade (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. and a finalist at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.Jiri Kuntos. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-17. He also represented his country at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and European Athletics Championships in 1998.
He is a six-time national champion, having won four straight titles in the triple jump at the Czech Athletics Championships from 1997 to 2000, as well as two indoor titles in 1997 and 1999.Czech Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. This included an outdoor championships record of in 1999,Czech Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. which was a lifetime best. He holds personal bests of for the long jump, set in 2000. His highest global ranking in the triple jump was eighth in the world for the 1999 season.Jiri Kuntos. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
International competitions 1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain14th (q)Triple jump16.40 mEuropean CupSaint Petersburg, Russia2ndTriple jump16.91 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (q)Triple jump16.13 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain3rdTriple jump16.97 m18th (q)Long jump7.33 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain8thTriple jump17.00 m
National titles Czech Athletics Championships Triple jump: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Czech Athletics Indoor Championships Triple jump: 1997, 1999
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