Martin Kučera (born 10 May 1990 in Bratislava) is a Slovak athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

Martin Kučera
Kučera in 2016
Personal information
Born (1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 34)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1]
EducationComenius University[2]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
Coached byVladimír Bezdíček
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovakia
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 400 metres hurdles

His personal best in the event is 49.08 seconds set in Amsterdam in 2016.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Slovakia
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.50
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st 400 m hurdles 49.79
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 400 m hurdles 49.82
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 44th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.47
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.30
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 45th (h) 400 m 48.44
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 18th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.82
15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.98

References

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