Michal Desenský (born 1 March 1993) is a Czech sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Championships finishing fourth, at the 2018 World Indoor Championships finishing fifth, and at the 2019 European Games finishing second in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.
International competitions Representing the 2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain18th (sf)200 m21.57 –4 × 100 m relayDQ2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland5th4 × 100 m relay39.236th4 × 400 m relay3:05.822014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland8th4 × 400 m relay3:04.562015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia9th (h)400 m46.392nd4 × 100 m relay39.384th4 × 400 m relay3:07.272016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands4th4 × 400 m relay3:03.862017World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4th (B)4 × 400 m relay3:08.172018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom5th4 × 400 m relay3:04.87European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21st (h)400 m46.683rd (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.522019World RelaysYokohama, Japan3rd (B)4 × 400 m relay3:03.79European GamesMinsk, Belarus2ndmixed 4 × 400 m relay3:17.53World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:02.972021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland2nd4 × 400 m relay3:06.54World RelaysChorzów, Poland10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.11Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan15th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:03.612022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States8th4 × 400 m relay3:01.63European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany6th4 × 400 m relay3:01.822024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom15th (h)400 m47.48 –4 × 400 m relayDNFEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy12th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:06.702025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands6th4 × 400 m relay3:08.28World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China20th (h)400 m47.84
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 21.19 (0.0 m/s, Prague 2020) 400 metres – 46.36 (Hodonín 2022) Indoor 200 metres – 21.21 (Prague 2016) 400 metres – 46.36 (Ostrava 2020)
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