Karel David

{{short description|Czech long-distance runner}}

Karel David (born 8 February 1964 in Nový Jičín) is a Czech retired long-distance runner. He won the 1991 and 1992 edition of the Vienna Marathon. David represented Czechoslovakia twice in the men's marathon (1988 and 1992) at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best time (2:11:57) on 23 May 1993 at the Hamburg Marathon which as of April 2024 is still the national record of the Czech Republic.

Achievements

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colspan="6"|Representing {{TCH}}
1988

|Olympic Games

|Seoul, South Korea

|55th

|Marathon

|2:26:12

rowspan=2|1989

|Universiade

|Duisburg, West Germany

|5th

|Marathon

|2:16:31

Košice Peace Marathon

|Košice, Czechoslovakia

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:18:39

1990

|European Championships

|Split, Yugoslavia

|7th

|Marathon

|2:18:05

1991

|Vienna Marathon

|Vienna, Austria

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:12:25

rowspan=2|1992

|Vienna Marathon

|Vienna, Austria

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:13:41

Olympic Games

|Barcelona, Spain

|19th

|Marathon

|2:16:34

colspan="6"|Representing {{CZE}}
1995

|World Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|—

|Marathon

|DNF

1997

|World Championships

|Athens, Greece

|32nd

|Marathon

|2:24:42

References

  • {{World Athletics}}
  • [https://arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1991.htm 1991 Marathon Year Rankings]
  • {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/karel-david-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105159/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/karel-david-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Karel David}}

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Category:1964 births

Category:Living people

Category:Czech male long-distance runners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia

Category:Sportspeople from Nový Jičín

Category:Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners

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