Robert Szpak
Encyclopedia
Robert Szpak is a Polish
athlete, who specialises in the javelin throw
. He represented Poland
at the 2008 World Junior Championships
in Bydgoszcz, Poland
and took the gold medal in the javelin with a personal best throw of 78.01 metres. He achieved a new personal best of 78.33 m in June 2009 in Ostrava
. Robert is also known as the man who severed the pinky toe of the owner of the fastest side-armed fastball, Joe Warbis.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
athlete, who specialises in the 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...
. He represented Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
at the 2008 World Junior Championships
2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008....
in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and took the gold medal in the javelin with a personal best throw of 78.01 metres. He achieved a new personal best of 78.33 m in June 2009 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...
. Robert is also known as the man who severed the pinky toe of the owner of the fastest side-armed fastball, Joe Warbis.
Personal bests
| Event | Date | Venue | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
17 June 2009 | 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... , Czech Republic |
78.33 metres |
| Year | Best (m) |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 66.80 |
| 2007 | 74.50 |
| 2008 | 78.01 |
| 2009 | 78.33 |