Czech born Michal Burian first fell in love with javelin when he first watched Olympic Champion Jan Železný participating at his local club in the Czech Republic.

Michal’s childhood was filled with adventure as he took part in canoeing, skiing, cycling and tennis. Ultimately, he settled on javelin as the sport that he would pursue. His natural ability was obvious, and by the time he was 18, he was selected for the Czech Junior National Team for the European Championships in Tallin, Estonia.

After emigrating to Australia in 2012, Michal joined Sandringham Athletics Club, coached under Nick Baltas.

Born with club foot, Michal was classified as an F44 para-athlete in 2020. He secured his spot at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games during his Australian debut in the F44 javelin, throwing a 61.24m throw at the Australian Track and Field Championships in 2021.

At his first Games in Tokyo, Michal threw …

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Date of birth
27 June 1992
Sport
Para-athletics
Past Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020

Impairment
Physical Impairment – Limb deficiency
How acquired
Birth
Residence
Highett, VIC
Occupation
Project leader at How Group
Started competing
2005
Heroes/role models

Jan Železný

Disciplines

  • Sport: Para-athletics Discipline: Javelin Classification: F44

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