Athlete Profile: David Svoboda

Date of Birth:	1985-03-19
Home:	Czech Republic
Height:	183cm
Weight:	73kg
Language:	Czech & English
Profession:	Military Officer
Interesting Story: :	Has an identical twin brother that recently completed the Hawaii Iron Man. Also enjoys sky diving and wants to become an instructor.

Coach:	Jakub Kucera
Event Preference:	Fencing
Highlights:	1st World Cup #3 2011 1st Kremlin Cup 2011 1st European Championships 2010 1st World Cup #1 2010 2nd World Championships 2008 & 2009 2nd World Championships Team 2008
Modern Pentathlon since:	2001

Senior Pentathlon World Ranking

Date	Rank	Points	Event One	Event Two	Event Three
2012-06-01	17	139	UIPM Senior World Championships Rome, 2012-05-07 9th, 54pts	UIPM World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta, 2012-04-12 5th, 46pts	UIPM World Cup Final London, 2011-07-09 17th, 39pts
2012-05-01	11	145	UIPM World Cup #3 Budapest, 2011-05-05 1st, 60pts	UIPM World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta, 2012-04-12 5th, 46pts	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts
2012-04-01	10	147	UIPM World Cup #3 Budapest, 2011-05-05 1st, 60pts	UIPM World Cup #2 Sassari, 2011-04-14 4th, 48pts	UIPM World Cup Final London, 2011-07-09 17th, 39pts

Senior World Cup Standings

Date	Rank	Points	Event One	Event Two	Event Three
2012-05-01	14	98	UIPM World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta, 2012-04-12 5th, 46pts	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts	UIPM World Cup #2 Rio de Janeiro, 2012-03-15 35th, 13pts
2012-04-01	17	52	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts	UIPM World Cup #2 Rio de Janeiro, 2012-03-15 35th, 13pts
2012-03-01	17	52	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts	UIPM World Cup #2 Rio de Janeiro, 2012-03-15 35th, 13pts

Olympic Pentathlon World Ranking

Date	Rank	Points	Event One	Event Two	Event Three
2012-06-01	17	139	UIPM Senior World Championships Rome, 2012-05-07 9th, 54pts	UIPM World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta, 2012-04-12 5th, 46pts	UIPM World Cup Final London, 2011-07-09 17th, 39pts
2012-05-01	19	124	UIPM World Cup #3 Szazhalombatta, 2012-04-12 5th, 46pts	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts	UIPM World Cup Final London, 2011-07-09 17th, 39pts
2012-04-01	25	103	UIPM World Cup Final London, 2011-07-09 17th, 39pts	UIPM World Cup #1 Charlotte NC, 2012-03-08 9th, 39pts	Senior European Championships Medway, 2011-07-28 23th, 25pts

Performances

Date	Position	Competition	Category	Phase	Points
May 2012	6th	UIPM World Cup Final, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final
May 2012	9th	UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy	Senior	Final	54
Apr 2012	5th	UIPM World Cup #3, Szazhalombatta, Hungary	Senior	Final	46
Mar 2012	35th	UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Senior	Final	13
Mar 2012	9th	UIPM World Cup #1, Charlotte NC, United States of America	Senior	Final	39
Oct 2011	2nd	Champion of Champions, Catania, Italy	Senior	Final	17
Sep 2011	32th	UIPM Senior World Championships, Moscow, Russian Federation	Senior	Final	24
Aug 2011	23th	Senior European Championships, Medway, Great Britain	Senior	Final	25
Jul 2011	17th	UIPM World Cup Final, London, Great Britain	Senior	Final	39
Jun 2011	1st	Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russian Federation	Senior	Final
May 2011	1st	UIPM World Cup #3, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	60
Apr 2011	4th	UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy	Senior	Final	48
Feb 2011	8th	UIPM World Cup #1, Palm Springs CA, United States of America	Senior	Final	40
Sep 2010	17th	UIPM Senior World Championships, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final	39
Sep 2010	5th	UIPM Senior World Championships, Chengdu, China	Senior	Team-relay 3 members
Jul 2010	1st	Senior European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary	Senior	Final	60
Jul 2010	1st	World Military Modern Pentathlon Championships, Prague, Czech Republic	Senior	Final	60
Jun 2010	3rd	UIPM World Cup Final, Moscow, Russian Federation	Senior	Final	70
May 2010	3rd	UIPM World Cup 4, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	51
Apr 2010	7th	UIPM World Cup 3, Medway, Great Britain	Senior	Final	42
Mar 2010	1st	UIPM World Cup 1, Playa del Carme, Mexico	Senior	Final	60
Sep 2009	4th	World Cup Final 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Senior	Final	66
Aug 2009	2nd	Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain	Senior	Final	75
Aug 2009	1st	Senior World Championships, London, Great Britain	Senior	Team-relay 2 members
Jun 2009	8th	European Senior Championships, Leipzig, Germany	Senior	Final	40
May 2009	16th	World Cup 4 2009, Rome, Italy	Senior	Final	32
May 2009	27th	World Cup 3 2009 Men, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	21
Apr 2009	29th	World Cup 2 2009, Cairo, Egypt	Senior	Final	19
Apr 2009	6th	Bath International Competition, Bath, Great Britain	Senior	Final	10
Aug 2008	29th	Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon, Beijing, China	Senior	Final	27
Jul 2008	10th	European Senior Championships, Moscow, Russian Federation	Senior	Final	38
Jun 2008	2nd	Senior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	75
Jun 2008	6th	Senior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Team-relay 3 members
May 2008	3rd	World Cup 5 2008, Kladno, Czech Republic	Senior	Final	51
Mar 2008	34th	World Cup 3 2008, Millfield, Great Britain	Senior	Final	14
Mar 2008	1st	Regional CISM Milan Kadlec Memorial, Praha Podebrady, Czech Republic	Senior	Final
Feb 2008	35th	World Cup 1 2008, Cairo, Egypt	Senior	Final	13
Jan 1970	13th	Biathle World Championships, Monte Carlo, Monaco	Senior
Aug 2007	8th	Senior World Championships, Berlin, Germany	Senior	Final	56
Jun 2007	3rd	World Cup 2007 6, Rome, Italy	Senior	Final	51
Jun 2007	10th	European Senior Championships Olympic Qualification, Riga, Latvia	Senior	Final	38
May 2007	30th	World Cup 2007 4 Men, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	18
Apr 2007	28th	World Cup 2007 3, Millfield, Great Britain	Senior	Final	20
Mar 2007	35th	World Cup 2007 2, Cairo, Egypt	Senior	Final	13
Oct 2006	20th	International German Men Senior Championships, Potsdam, Germany	Senior	Final
Aug 2006	1st	Junior World Championships, Shanghai, China	Junior	Final	60
Jul 2006	29th	European Championships Senior, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	19
Jun 2006	2nd	Fortuna Czech Open 2006, Prague, Czech Republic	Senior	Final	36
May 2006	7th	CISM MP Championships, Kaunus, Lithuania	Senior	Final	42
Apr 2006	3rd	Junior European Championships, Torres Vedras, Portugal	Junior	Final	51
Apr 2006	3rd	Int'l Czech Champs - M. Kadlec Memorial , Prague, Czech Republic	Junior	Final	33
Feb 2006	27th	HVB Cup Indoor International, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Qualification B	1
Jul 2005	11th	Junior World championships, Moscow, Russian Federation	Junior	Final
Jul 2005	3rd	INTERNATIONAL MEETING VALLDOREIX, Barcelona, Spain	Junior	Final
Jun 2005	4th	European junior championships, Montepulciano, Italy	Junior	Final
Jun 2005	2nd	Bath Internationnal meeting, Bath, Great Britain	Senior	Final
May 2005	24th	WORLD CUP 3, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final
Feb 2005	3rd	Budapest Indoor Championships, Buapest, Hungary	Senior	Final
Sep 2004	9th	CISM MEN, Shekesferhervar, Hungary	Senior	Final
Jul 2004	6th	Junior World Championships , Shekesferhervar, Hungary	Junior	Final
May 2004	20th	Junior European Championships, Drzonkow, Poland	Junior	Final
Apr 2004	3rd	Grand Prix - Juraj Ondro Memorial (SVK 2), Banska Bystrica, Slovakia	Senior	Final
Apr 2004	22th	Millfield International (GBR), Somerset, Great Britain	Senior	Final
Mar 2004	12th	Milan Kadlec Memorial, Praha, Czech Republic	Senior	Final
Feb 2004	19th	Indoor World Ranking Competition (HUN 1), Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final
Dec 2003	25th	Military World Games CISM MEN (ITA 2), Catania, Italy	Senior	Final
Sep 2003	15th	Junior World Championships (GRE) (Men), Athens, Greece	Junior	Final
Jun 2003	28th	World Cup Most (CZE 2), Most, Czech Republic	Senior	Final
Jun 2003	9th	Junior European Championship (CZE), Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic	Junior	Final
May 2003	16th	Regional CISM (CZE), Liberec, Czech Republic	Senior	Final
May 2003	2nd	European championships (HUN), Budapest, Hungary	Youth A	Final
Apr 2003	1st	Milan Kadlec Memorial, Praha, Czech Republic	Junior	Final
Feb 2003	21th	Steffi Cup, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Qualification A
Jul 2002	20th	Junior European Championships, Budapest, Hungary	Junior	Qualification A
Apr 2002	27th	Qualifier World Championships, Praha, Czech Republic	Junior	Final
Apr 2002	28th	European championships Youth A, Athens, Greece	Youth A	Final

News

World Championships Review: Great Britain Top Medal Table
May 16th May, 12
The capital of Italy, Rome, was the stage of the 52nd World Championships, a special one in the centennial of the sport.

Press Release: Lesun Breaks his World Championships Silver Streak
May 13th May, 12
Aleksander Lesun (RUS) has broken his silver streak to clinch World Championship gold today in Rome, Italy.

Moiseev in Box Seat for Gold
May 13th May, 12
Andrei Moiseev (RUS) has used his wealth of experience to have a clear ride to move to the top of the leaders board ahead of the combined event.

Men's Qualification Preview: Can Moiseev Do it Again???
May 12th May, 12
The men were on hand to watch Mhairi Spence’s (GBR) dreams come a reality as she stormed to the World Championships title in Rome, Italy.

Men's Qualification Review: Big Names Fall as Marosi Impresses
May 11th May, 12
As was the case in the women’s qualification yesterday, some big names from the 106 athletes at the start of the day failed to squeeze into the final 36.

Cooke & Moiseev Shine in Group B
May 11th May, 12
James Cooke (GBR) and Andrei Moiseei (RUS) looked in brilliant form as they finished 1st and 2nd to easily advance from group B.

Men's Qualification Preview: Russia Looking to Continue Dominance
May 10th May, 12
The men would have been looking on today, as some big names fell, including World Champion Victoria Tereshuk in the Women’s Qualification and would be coming increasingly nervous about the start of the biggest event of the year.

All Roads Lead to Rome: World Championships Preview
Apr 30th Apr, 12
The Italian city of Rome will be the perfect stage for the 52nd Modern Pentathlon World Championships.