Jakub Holuša

Running career Holuša first took up athletics in the steeplechase discipline. He made his international debut at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where he finished seventh overall in the boys' 2000-meter steeplechase. He gradually switched from training for the steeplechase to focusing on the 800 meters, for which he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After many years of racing as an 800-meter runner, he broke out in the 1500 meters when he ran a sub-3:40 result in the men's 1500 at the World Indoor Championships. He subsequently became Europe's 1500-meter indoor champion when he placed first at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

In February 2022, he retired from elite competitive racing and became a coach at the Dukla Prague athletics club.

International competitions

Personal bests Outdoor 800 m 1:45.12 (11 May 2012, Doha, Qatar) 1000 m 2:16.79 (17 June 2014, Ostrava, Czech Republic) 1500 m 3:32.49 (20 July 2018, Monaco) - NR 3000 m 7:51,39 (2017, France) 3000 m steeplechase 8:50.30 (20 July 2007, Hengelo, Netherlands)

Indoor 800 m 1:46.09 (31 January 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany) 1000 m 2:18.27 (17 February 2016, Stockholm, Sweden) 1500 m 3:37.68 (8 March 2015, Prague, Czech Republic)