Jiří Malysa

Jiří Malysa (born 14 August 1966 in Opava, Czechoslovakia) is a retired male race walker from Czech Republic, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He participated in the World Championships in Athletics in 2001 and 2003. Over the 20 km road distance, he holds the Czech record of 1:19:18. Although he never won a medal at a major championship, he competed extensively with many appearances at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and having twice represented his country at the European Athletics Championships.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czech Republic
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, PR China 63rd 20 km 1:31:08
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 25th 20 km 1:25:13
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 52nd 20 km 1:23:55
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st 20 km 1:30:16
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 73rd 20 km 1:33:11
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 4th 20 km 1:19:18
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 19th 20 km 1:24:08
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 6th 20 km 1:20:21
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th 20 km 1:22:42
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 14th 20 km 1:25:34
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th 20 km 1:22:12
— 50 km DSQ
2003 World Championships Paris, France 27th 20 km 1:30:17
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany — 50 km DSQ
Olympic Games Athens, Greece — 20 km DSQ

References
  • Jiří Malysa at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Malysa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
  • IAAF Fact & Figures at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2009)



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