Michal Desenský

Michal Desenský

Desenský (left) at the 2018 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	PSK Olymp Praha
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Czech Republic European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń 4 x 400 m European U23 Championships 2015 Tallinn 4 x 100 m

Michal Desenský (born 1 March 1993) is a Czech sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Championships finishing fourth, at the 2018 World Indoor Championships finishing fifth, and at the 2019 European Games finishing second in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Czech Republic
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	18th (sf)	200 m	21.57
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.23
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.82
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.56
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	9th (h)	400 m	46.39
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.38
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.27
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.86
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.17
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.87
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st (h)	400 m	46.68
			3rd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.52
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	3rd (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.79
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	2nd	mixed 4 × 400 m relay	3:17.53
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.97
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.54
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.11
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.61
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.63
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.82
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	15th (h)	400 m	47.48
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.19 (0.0 m/s, Prague 2020)
• 400 metres – 46.36 (Hodonín 2022)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.21 (Prague 2016)
• 400 metres – 46.36 (Ostrava 2020)