Adam Ptáček (ˈadam ˈptaːtʃɛk) (born 8 October 1980) is a Czech pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

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He won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships

1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships

2002 European Championships in Athletics

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 and won the silver medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships

2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...

. He also competed at the 2003 World Championships

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 and the 2004 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Pole Vault

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 27....

 without reaching the finals.

His personal best jump is 5.80 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

. This is the current Czech record. In 2007 he jumped 5.82 in a city square contest, something which is not recognized by the IAAF.