Kateřina Čechová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈtʃɛxovaː]; born 21 March 1988 in Brno) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the 100 m and 200 m sprints.
 Kateřina Čechová at 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kateřina Čechová |
| Born | 21 March 1988 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Čechová won the 100 metres at the Czech Athletics Championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2012, she broke the championship record in recording a personal best time of 11.32 seconds[1] and also won gold over 200 metres.[2]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Czech Republic
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| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 100m | 11.85 (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| 13th (sf) | 200m | 24.34 (wind: -2.8 m/s) | |||
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | 100 m | 11.58 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 9th (sf) | 100m | 11.75 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| — | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th (heat) | 100 m | 11.69 |
| 2011 | European Indoors | Paris, France | 17th (heats – overall) | 60 m | 7.42 |
| 2012 | World Indoors | Istanbul, Turkey | 14th (semifinal – overall) | 60 m | 7.31 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th (semifinal – overall) | 100 m | 11.45 | |
| 16th (semifinal – overall) | 200 m | 23.64 | |||
| Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 36th (heats – overall) | 100 m | 11.43 | |
References
edit- ^ "100 m - Ženy (Finále)". Český atletický svaz (in Czech). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "200 m - Ženy (Finále)". Český atletický svaz (in Czech). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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