Jiřina Kudličková

Jiřina Kudličková (formerly Svobodová, née Ptáčníková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝ɪna ˈptaːtʃɲiːkovaː]; born 20 May 1986) is a Czech former pole vaulter. She won the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and the 2014 World Indoor Championships.^[1]

Jiřina Kudličková

Jiřina Ptáčníková at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Birth name	Jiřina Ptáčníková
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 38) Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	USK Praha
Coached by	František Ptáčník, Pavel Sluka
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 4.76 (2013)
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot Pole vault European Championships 2012 Helsinki Pole vault European Team Championships 2011 Stockholm Pole vault Universiade 2009 Belgrade Pole vault

Biography

She is the daughter of the Czech sprinter František Ptáčník [cs].

Ptáčníková achieved a personal best (indoor) of 4.70 metres in Donetsk in 2012.^[2] This was a Czech record.^[3] She improved to 4.71 m in 2014, which was also a Czech record.^[4]

She also achieved outdoor personal best of 4.76 metres in Plzeň in September 2013.^[5]

Personal life

On 21 September 2012 she married the hurdler Petr Svoboda,^[6] however the couple divorced in 2014.^[7] In September 2020 Ptáčníková married pole vaulter Jan Kudlička.^[8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	12th (q)[9]	3.80 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	9th (q)[9]	3.85 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	27th (q)	3.80 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	13th (q)	4.25 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	4.55 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	4.40 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	4.60 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	4.65 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	4.60 m
	European Team Championships Super League	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	4.60 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	4.65 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	6th	4.55 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	4.60 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th	4.45 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	4.62 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	4.55 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	4.45 m
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	2nd	4.70 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	NM
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (q)	4.45 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	18th (q)	4.35 m

See also

• Czech Athletics Championships - Records
• Czech records in athletics

References

1. "The big surprise : Jirina Ptacnikova wins the Pole Vault in Helsinki!". biathlonews.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
2. "Samsung Pole Vault Stars 2012 Complete Results". EAA. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
3. Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
4. "IAAF: Jirina Ptacnikova | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
5. "Tyčkařka Svobodová má český rekord, o centimetr předstihla Baďurovou". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
6. "Tyčkařka Ptáčníková a překážkář Svoboda: Vzali se u Neumannové!". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
7. "Nečekaný atletický rozvod: Manželství Svobody a Ptáčnikové je u konce!". TV Nova (in Czech). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
8. "Svatba úspěšných tyčkařů. Nové jméno na zvonku: Kudličkovi!". Blesk (in Czech). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
9. No height in the final.

External links

• Jiřina Kudličková at World Athletics
• Jiřina Kudličková at Diamond League
• Jiřina Kudličková at Olympics.com
• Jiřina Kudličková at Olympedia
• Jiřina Kudličková at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
• Jiřina Ptáčníková at CAS web site