Jakub Holuša

Jakub Holuša (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakub ˈɦoluʃa], born 20 February 1988) is a former Czech middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 800 meters at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3] At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the 1500 meters.^[4] He particularly excelled in indoor racing, winning a number of medals over 800 and 1500 meters at international championship competitions.

Jakub Holuša

Holuša at the 2018 Meeting de Paris
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 37) Opava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track
Club	ASC Dukla Praha
Coached by	Tomasz Lewandowski[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:45.12[2] 1500m: 3:32.49[2] Mile: 3:53.46[2] 3000m: 7:51.39[2]
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 800 m 2016 Portland 1500 m European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 1500 m European U23 Championships 2009 Kaunas 1500 m European Junior Championships 2007 Hengelo 3000 m steeplechase
Updated on October 14, 2018

Running career

Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships. He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

In February 2022, he retired from elite competitive racing and became a coach at the Dukla Prague athletics club.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czech Republic
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:50.30
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	24th (h)	800 m	1:51.09
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	41st (h)	800 m	1:48.19
2009	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	9th (h)	800 m	1:49.63
			3rd	1500 m	3:51.46
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	800 m	1:47.28
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	800 m	1:47.45
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	1500 m	3:41.57
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	800 m	1:48.62
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	800 m	1:48.99
			5th	4x400 metres relay	3:02.72 NR
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	5th	1500 m	3:39.23
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	1500 m	3:37.68 NR
	World Championships	Beijing, China	30th (h)	1500 m	3:43.66
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	2nd	1500 m	3:44.30
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (sf)	1500 m	3:40.83
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	5th	1500 m	3:34.89
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th (h)	1500 m	3:45.84
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (h)	1500 m	3:49.82
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	32nd (h)	1500 m	3:39.79

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 m 1:45.12 (11 May 2012, Doha, Qatar)
• 1000 m 2:16.79 (17 June 2014, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
• 1500 m 3:32.49 (20 July 2018, Monaco) - NR
• 3000 m 7:51,39 (2017, France)
• 3000 m steeplechase 8:50.30 (20 July 2007, Hengelo, Netherlands)

Indoor

• 800 m 1:46.09 (31 January 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany)
• 1000 m 2:18.27 (17 February 2016, Stockholm, Sweden)
• 1500 m 3:37.68 (8 March 2015, Prague, Czech Republic)