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Barbora Špotáková

1981 - Today

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Barbora Špotáková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora ˈʃpotaːkovaː]; born 30 June 1981) is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion, as well as the current world record holder with a throw of 72.28 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbora Špotáková is the 1,917th most popular athlete (down from 855th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 656th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barbora Špotáková ranks 1,917 out of 6,025Before her are Zhu Jianhua, Ambrus Nagy, Mario Tullio Montano, Peter Wright, Eileen Hiscock, and Rosa Kellner. After her are Clarence Walker, Anthea Stewart, Alessandro Andrei, Giovanni Scatturin, Harald Norpoth, and Lamberto Dalla Costa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Barbora Špotáková ranks 203Before her are Jenna Bush Hager, Owen Hargreaves, Raúl Bravo, Toshikazu Kato, Abdul Kader Keïta, and Saroo Brierley. After her are Alice Rohrwacher, Jesse Williams, Lee Jin-wook, Klemen Lavrič, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Andrei Kirilenko.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Barbora Špotáková ranks 780 out of 1,200Before her are Bohumil Modrý (1916), Jan Palouš (1888), Roman Šebrle (1974), Josef Augusta (1946), Jiří Pešek (1927), and Antonín Slavíček (1870). After her are Lea De Mae (1976), Emil Wolf (1922), David Rozehnal (1980), Miroslav Verner (1941), Antonín Sova (1864), and Karel Jarolím (1956).

Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Barbora Špotáková ranks 38Before her are Hugo Simon (1942), Jan Mrvík (1939), Václav Havel (1920), Bohumil Modrý (1916), Roman Šebrle (1974), and Josef Augusta (1946). After her are Josef Horešovský (1946), Jan Peka (1894), Vladimír Růžička (1963), Tomáš Dvořák (1972), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), and Jiří Malec (1962).