Michala Mrůzková (nee Strnadová; born 19 October 1979) is a former Czech female canoeist who won several medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.[1] She also has competed since the mid-2000s in canoe sprint, when she won two medals at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged with a silver in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.[2][3]

Michala Mrůzková
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1979-10-19) 19 October 1979 (age 45)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
Events
Retired2015
Medal record
Wildwater canoeing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 6 1 2
European Championships 5 0 4
Total 11 1 6
Canoe sprint
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 1
European Championships 0 0 1
Total 0 1 2

Biography

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Mrůzková also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of eighth in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008. Mrůzková and the other legend of the Czech canoe Kamil Mrůzek are sibling-in-law, being married to his brother.[4]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time
Wildwater canoeing
1998 World Championships   Garmisch 3rd K1 classic team
2000 World Championships   Treignac 1st K1 classic
2002 World Championships   Valsesia 1st K1 classic
3rd K1 classic team
1st K1 sprint
2006 World Championships   Karlovy Vary 1st K1 classic
1st K1 classic team
1st K1 sprint
2014 World Championships   Valtellina 2nd K1 classic
Canoe sprint
2006 World Championships   Szeged 2nd K2 500 m
3rd K1 1000 m

References

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  1. ^ "World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "Mrůzková a Mrůzek triumfovali ve sjezdu" (in Czech). sport.aktualne.cz. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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