Karel Bláha

{{Short description|Czech sprinter}}

Karel Bláha (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Czech athlete specialising in the 400 meter dash.{{World Athletics}} His best individual outing was the seventh place at the 2002 European Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 2001 World Championships where he narrowly missed the semifinals despite equaling his personal best in the heats.

He won the gold medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, setting the new national record.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing the {{CZE}}
1998

|European Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|7th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.37

2000

|European Indoor Championships

|Ghent, Belgium

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:06.10

rowspan=2|2001

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Edmonton, Canada

|22nd (h)

|400 m

|45.82

19th (h)

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.27

rowspan=3|2002

|European Indoor Championships

|Vienna, Austria

|10th (h)

|400 m

|47.01

rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Munich, Germany

|7th

|400 m

|46.21

4th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:03.82

2006

|European Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|21st (h)

|400 m

|46.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  • [http://www.atletika.cz/reprezentace/medailony-atletu/karel-blaha-1/ CAS profile]

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Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Czech male sprinters

Category:Czech Athletics Championships winners

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