| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Born | (1968-05-28) 28 May 1968 (age 56) Košice, Czechoslovakia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
Róbert Štefko (born 28 May 1968) is a retired Slovak long-distance runner. He finished fourth in the 1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres in a time of 28:08.02, less than 2 seconds behind the winner Abel Antón of Spain. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics representing Slovakia and the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics representing the Czech Republic. In April 2004, he became a Czech citizen.
In 1993 he won the Paris Half Marathon in 1:02.42, establishing a course record. In 1999 he won his home-town marathon, the Košice Peace Marathon, in 2:14:10. His personal best time at that distance is 2:09:53, set at the London Marathon in 1998, which was good for 6th place.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Róbert Štefko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
External links
- Róbert Štefko at European Athletics (archive)
- Róbert Štefko at World Athletics
- Róbert Štefko at Olympics.com
- Róbert Štefko at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Róbert Štefko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
- Róbert Štefko at Olympedia
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