Jozef Kucej

Jozef Kucej (born 23 March 1965 in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia[1]) is a retired Slovak athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1988. In addition, he competed at four World Championships.

Jozef Kucej
Personal information
Born (1965-03-23) 23 March 1965
Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubDukla Banská Bystrica

His personal best in the event is 48.94 seconds (Prague 1989). This is the current Slovak records.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.42
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.23
World Championships Rome, Italy 36th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.13
18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.44
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.89
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 4th 400 m hurdles 49.731
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.52
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 20th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.93
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.28
Representing  Slovakia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 31st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.75
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.00
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 39th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.31

1Representing Europe

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