Kateřina Baďurová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈbaɟurovaː]; born 18 December 1982 in Ostrava), also known as Kateřina Janků, is a Czech former pole vaulter.[1]
 Kateřina Baďurová and her silver medal from the 2007 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 18 December 1982 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | TJ Dukla Praha |
| Coached by | Boleslav Patera |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 4.75 m (2007) |
Medal record | |
She finished twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She also competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the European Championships in 2002 and 2006 without reaching the finals.
Her best success came at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, where she took silver for 4.75 m vault, setting new Czech national record.[2] She took early retirement from the sport due to a serious rupture of the ligament in her left knee. After retirement, she planned to continue in the field of child physiotherapy.[3]
Since 2010 she works as an athletic head coach.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2010, Baďurová married Czech high jumper, Tomáš Janků.[5] In 2007, Janků presented Baďurová with 465 roses at a press conference after she set a new national record in the pole vault of 465cm.[6] The pair have two daughters Ellen (born 2012) and Nikolet (born 2014).[7]
She won StarDance, the Czech version of Dancing with the Stars, in 2012.[8]
References
edit- ^ Kateřina BAĎUROVÁ at World Athletics
- ^ Líbal, Karel (28 August 2007). "Tyčkařka Baďurová má stříbro!". iDNES.cz (in Czech). MAFRA, a. s. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Pole vaulter Katerina Badurova retiring". radio.cz. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Vylepšit situaci v atletické Dukle má bývalá tyčkařka Kateřina Baďurová" (in Czech). sport.cz. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Atletická svatba: Janků si vzal na zámku Baďurovou. Novomanžele fotil Saudek" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "465 růží pro Katku Baďurovou!" (in Czech). 22 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Kateřina Janků Baďurová porodila druhou holčičku. Jmenuje se Nikolet" (in Czech). maminka.cz. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "StarDance vyhrála atletika, královnou je Kateřina Baďurová" (in Czech). revue.idnes.cz. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links
edit- Kateřina BAĎUROVÁ at World Athletics
- Kateřina BAĎUROVÁ at European Athletics (archive)
- Katerina BADUROVA at Olympics.com
- Katerina BADUROVA at Olympic.org (archived)
- Kateřina Baďurová at Olympedia
- Kateřina Janků at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Kateřina Janků (Baďurová) at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
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