Robert Sobera

Robert Sobera (born 19 January 1991 in Wrocław) is a Polish pole vaulter,^[2] 2016 European Champion.

Robert Sobera

Robert Sobera in 2025
Personal information
Born	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 34)
Education	Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław[1]
Height	1.91 m (6.3 ft)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	AZS AWF Wrocław
Coached by	Dariusz Łoś
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Pole vault European Team Championships 2021 Chorzów Pole vault Universiade 2015 Gwangju Pole vault European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere pole vault

Career

He finished sixth in the final at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships and had the same place at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.

He has personal bests of 5.80 metres outdoors (2014) and 5.81 metres indoors (2015).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	11th	NM
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	4th	5.30 m
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	11th	5.20 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	5.71 m
	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	5.60 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	NM
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	6th	5.65 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd (q)	5.50 m[3]
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	4th	5.80 m
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	3rd	5.50 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th	5.50 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	6th	5.65 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	5.60 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (q)	5.60 m
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	–	NM
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	5.36 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (q)	5.50 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	19th (q)	5.60 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	7th	5.50 m
	European Team Championships	Chorzów, Poland	1st	5.65 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	15th (q)	5.65 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	24th (q)	5.50 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	15th (q)	5.50 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	5.55 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	–	NM
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th (q)	5.60 m
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	15th (q)	5.45 m