Jiří Kuntoš
{{short description|Czech athletics competitor}}
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,[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/epm.htm European Cup]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. a bronze medallist at the 1999 Summer Universiade,[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm Universiade (Men)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. and a finalist at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/czech-republic/jiri-kuntos-131999 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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/czei.htm Czech Indoor Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. This included an outdoor championships record of {{T&Fcalc|17.29}} in 1999,[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/cze.htm Czech Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-17. which was a lifetime best. He holds personal bests of {{T&Fcalc|7.86}} for the long jump, set in 2000. His highest global ranking in the triple jump was eighth in the world for the 1999 season.[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=3650&Gender=M Jiri Kuntos]. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
International competitions
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rowspan=3|1998
|European Indoor Championships |14th (q) |16.40 m |
European Cup
|Saint Petersburg, Russia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |16.91 m |
European Championships
|Budapest, Hungary |22nd (q) |16.13 m |
rowspan=3|1999
|rowspan=2|Universiade |rowspan=2|Palma de Mallorca, Spain |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |16.97 m |
18th (q)
|7.33 m |
World Championships
|Seville, Spain |8th |17.00 m |
National titles
- Czech Athletics Championships
- Triple jump: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Czech Athletics Indoor Championships
- Triple jump: 1997, 1999
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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Category:Czech male long jumpers
Category:Czech male triple jumpers
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
Category:Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)