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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 2007 České Budějovice | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800m: 1:47,98 (2026) 1500m: 3:38.62 (2026) NU20R Mile: 3:55.68 (2026) 3000m 7:58.71 (2026)NU20R | ||||||||||||||
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Filip Toul (born 2 August 2007) is a Czech middle distance runner. He is the Czech national under-18 record holder over 1500 metres and 3000 metres, and under-20 record holder over 1500 metres. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]He is a member of SK Čtyři Dvory, in České Budějovice, where his coaches include Hakim Saleh and Pavel Brlica.[2]
In February 2024, he finished in second place at the Czech Indoor Athletics Championships in Ostrava, running a time of 3:53.27.[3] In May 2024, in Domažlice he ran a new Czech junior national record for the 1500 metres, improving Jakub Davidík's five-year-old record by four tenths of seconds, by running a time of 3:45.92.[4]
In June 2024, he ran 3:40.98 for the 1500 metres at the age of 16 years-old, which placed him as the third fastest European under-18 in history behind Dutch runner Niels Laros and Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway.[5][6] That month, he won the Czech under-18 title over 800 metres in Ostrava.[7] He won gold in the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[8]
He finished third in the Czech junior cross country championships in November 2024.[9] He was subsequently selected for the European Cross Country Championships in December 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.[10]
Toul set a new Czech junior record in the one-mile run in Ostrava in February 2025 at the Czech Gala, running 4:00.13, a time which is waiting ratification from World Athletics as a European under-20 record.[11][12] Toul placed third in the 1500 metres at the senior Czech Indoor Championships in Ostrava, running 3:43.14.[13]
In June 2026, he set a national U20 record over the mile at the Ostrava Golden Spike, finishing 13th in 3:55.68, also improving his 1500 metres personal best in the race with 3:38.62.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Filip Toul". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ Majer, Vladimir (20 July 2024). "Filip Toul is the junior European champion". ceskobudejovicky.denik.cz. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ Novák, Pavel (February 18, 2024). "Filip Toul wins silver at the Czech Men's Championships in Ostrava, what a dream!". a4dvory.cz. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Nabitý atletický víkend doma i za hranicemi". Atletika.cz. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Exciting men's sprint and middle distances prospects on show". European Athletics. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "10 stars to watch in Banska Bystrica 2024". European Athletics. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics SK Čtyři Dvory České Budějovice". a4dvory.cz. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Toul wins first part of a distance double with 1500m gold in Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ Malinovsky, Vladimir (29 November 2024). "Nymburk athlete Daniel Marák won another triumph and will go to the European Championship". nymbursky.denik.cz. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ Collett, Jasmine (Dec 3, 2024). "Euro Cross 2024: who, what and when guide". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Filip Toul a week ago and again yesterday in Ostrava". a4dvory.cz. 13 Feb 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Czech Indoor Gala - Men's Mile Short Track Results". World Athletics. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Czech Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "On line System Results : Vysledky". results.onlinesystem.cz. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- ↑ "WU20 Oregon 26 preview: distance". World Athletics. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.