BURIAN Michal

Date of Birth: 27 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F44

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw - F64	2

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic St. - Standing Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Sandringham Athletic Club [Melbourne, VIC, AUS]

Nick Baltas [personal]

Other sports:

He has also competed in able-bodied athletics and was on the Czech Republic junior national team before his move to Australia. He competed in able-bodied javelin at the 2021 Australian National Championships in Sydney, New South Wales. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Aug 2021; athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

He took up the sport in the Czech Republic, having also tried skiing, cycling, tennis, volleyball and canoeing. (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

He decided to try javelin after watching Czech thrower Jan Zelezny at his local club in the Czech Republic. "I was amazed with the javelin throw and based on my ability to throw far, I decided to start javelin." (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny. (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Classification
F44, T44 (IPC, 05 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
He has talipes equinovarus [club foot]. (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

General
FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO AUSTRALIA
He was raised in Repin, Czech Republic, by his grandparents. As a young adult he moved to Australia after he was told he had no future in athletics due to his impairment. "I was broken, I did not know what to do. My visa at that time was only for six months but I loved Australia, so I decided after three months that I never wanted to go back to the Czech Republic. It was an exciting but very difficult time. I struggled for money and I was working non-stop." (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

OCCUPATION
In the lead-up to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, he changed jobs to improve his preparations and took up a role as a project coordinator for a commercial furniture company in Australia. "With this change I now have stable working hours and a better opportunity to get ready for Tokyo while maintaining the necessary income." (athletics.com.au, 25 Jun 2021)

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Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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