Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová

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Medal record

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová in Potsdam 2005.
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze 2005 Helsinki Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2001 Lisbon Pole vault
Universiade
Gold 1999 Palma Pole vault

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová (Cs-Pavla_Hamackova-Rybova.ogg [ˈpavla ˈɦamaːtʃkovaː ˈrɪbovaː] ) (born May 20, 1978 in Chomutov) is a Czech athlete who finished 11th place overall in the final of the 2004 Summer Olympics pole vault competition.[1]

In 2001, she won the IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medal after securing a new games record of 4.56 metres.[1]

In 2005, she won bronze at the World Championships in Finland.[1]

Pavla Hamáčková married decathlete Jiří Ryba in 2006.[1] On February 14, 2007 she improved Czech record to 464 cm in Bydgoszcz, Poland, only to be overcome just two hours later by Kateřina Baďurová's 465 cm in Prague, Czech Republic.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography: Pavla HAMÁCKOVÁ-RYBOVA ()". International Association of Athletics Federations. http://www.iaaf.net/athletes/athlete=136236/. Retrieved 2007-07-31.