Josef Karas (athlete)

{{Short description|Czech model and decathlete (born 1978)}}

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| fullname = Josef Karas

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|8|20}}

| birth_place = Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic

| height = {{height|m=1.91}}

| weight = {{convert|90.0|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

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{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name=Josef Karas

| eye_color=Blue

| hair_color=Dark blond/Brown

| nationalcompetition=Mister Czech Republic 2010 (winner)
Mister World 2010 (1st runner-up)

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Josef Karas (born 20 August 1978 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech male decathlete. He previously represented Canada. He set his personal best score (7922 points) in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in Kladno. Karas is a two-time national champion in the men's decathlon (2005 and 2006).

Achievements

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colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}}
2002

|NACAC U-25 Championships

|San Antonio, Texas, United States

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Decathlon

|6927 pts

colspan="6"|Representing the {{CZE}}
2006

|European Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|14th

|Decathlon

|7669 pts

rowspan=3|2007

|European Indoor Championships

|Birmingham, England

|12th

|Heptathlon

|5229 pts

Hypo-Meeting

|Götzis, Austria

| —

|Decathlon

|DNF

World Championships

|Osaka, Japan

|20th

|Decathlon

|7625 pts

2008

|Hypo-Meeting

|Götzis, Austria

| —

|Decathlon

|DNF

References