Ladislav Prášil
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Czechoslovakia
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight>140 kg (310 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
ClubTJ Dukla Praha
Coached byPetr Stehlík
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 21.47 m
Indoor: 20.51 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 GothenburgShot put
Bronze medal – third place 2015 PragueShot put

Ladislav Prášil (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlaɟɪslaf ˈpraːʃɪl]; born 17 May 1990) is a Czech shot putter.

He won his first major medal, a bronze, at the 2013 European Indoor Championships. He repeated this achievement on home soil, coming third at the 2015 European Indoor Championships held in Prague.

His personal best throw is 21.47 meters, achieved in April 2013 in Potchefstroom.[2][3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czech Republic
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 17th (q) Shot put (5 kg) 16.97 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 7th Shot put (6 kg) 18.85 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th Shot put 18.41 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) Shot put 18.87 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd Shot put 20.29 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th Shot put 20.98 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th (q) Shot put 19.83 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd Shot put 20.66 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (q) Shot put 19.56 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th Shot put 20.73 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (q) Shot put 20.04 m

References

  1. ↑ "Nevím, čím bych se měl chlubit, říká Prášil, vládce koulařského světa" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Skvostné zlepšení koulaře Prášila: v přípravě předvedl 21,47 metrů" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 21 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Florian van Dijck (21 April 2013). "Ladislav Prášil Drops a 21.47m Bomb in Training Camp". Throwholics.


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