Jiří Ryba

Jiří Ryba (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈrɪba]) (born 15 June 1976 in Tábor[1]) is a former Czech decathlete. His personal best result was 8339 points, achieved in May 2000 in Desenzano del Garda. Ryba is married to pole vaulter Pavla Hamáčková.[2]

Jiří Ryba

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Czech Republic
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal — Decathlon DNF
1995 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 25th Decathlon 7511
European Athletics Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 3rd Decathlon 7271
1996 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Decathlon 7854
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland — Decathlon DNF
1998 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Decathlon 7885
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 14th Decathlon 8056
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th Decathlon 8332
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 6th Decathlon 7736
2005 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria — Decathlon DNF

Football career

Following his career in athletics, Ryba became a fitness coach in the Gambrinus liga before moving to 1. FK Příbram as assistant manager.[3] In 2016, he became a fitness coach in the Bahrain national football team alongside Miroslav Soukup and Andrej Kostolansky.[4]

Notes
  1. Jirka, J. et al.: "Kdo byl kdo v české atletice", page 152. Olympia, 2004
  2. "Biography: Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová". International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  3. Profile at idnes.cz (in Czech)
  4. "Tréner brankárov Andrej Kostolanský je od leta 2016 v Bahrajne". Sport.sk (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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