Petr Frydrych (ˈpɛtr̩ ˈfrɪdrɪx) (born January 13, 1988 in Klatovy

Klatovy

Klatovy is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.Klatovy is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence and Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority.- History :Klatovy was founded during 1260–1263 by Přemysl Otakar II....

, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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) is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

er. His current personal best mark of 88.23 metres, thrown on May 27, 2010 in Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

, places him second on the Czech all-time list, behind only world record holder and three-time Olympic champion Jan Železný

Jan Železný

Jan Železný is a Czech javelin thrower, world and Olympic champion and world record holder in javelin throw...

, who is currently his coach.

Early career

Frydrych competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships

2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the 2005 version of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Marrakesh, Morocco.The host stadium was Stade Sidi Youssef Ben Ali.-Boys:-Girls:-Medals table:...

, 2006 World Junior Championships

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 and 2007 European Junior Championships, without much success.

In 2009 Frydrych, by then under Železný's guidance, exploded to the international elite. He improved his personal best from 75.55 to 84.96 and placed second in the European U23 Championships

2009 European Athletics U23 Championships

The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medal table:-References:General...

 in Kaunas

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, Lithuania

Lithuania

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, passed in the last round by Finland's Ari Mannio

Ari Mannio

Ari Pekka Mannio is a Finnish javelin thrower.-Early career:Mannio first represented Finland internationally at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival in Paris, France, where he won the bronze medal...

. He qualified for the final at the World Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics

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 in Berlin

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, finishing 10th with a 79.29 effort.

The 2010 season started well for Frydrych, who first improved to 85.60 at the May 23 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix

Shanghai Golden Grand Prix

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, losing to Norway

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's two-time Olympic Champion Andreas Thorkildsen

Andreas Thorkildsen

Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...

 by only half a metre. Only four days later, he threw a world-leading 88.23 metres at the Golden Spike

Golden Spike Ostrava

Golden Spike is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1961.-History:...

 meet in Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

. In javelin's first appearance in the inaugural IAAF Diamond Race

IAAF Diamond League

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, at Oslo

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 on June 4, Frydrych again placed a narrow second to Thorkildsen, this time with a mark of 85.33.

Frydrych was second to Thorkildsen once more at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York City

New York City

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, but a back injury spoiled the rest of 2010 for him, and he only placed 10th at the European Championships.

Frydrych won the 2011 Diamond League opener in Doha

Doha

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, Qatar

Qatar

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 with a mark of 85.32, almost a metre ahead of Robert Oosthuizen.