Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 19 November 1978 |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
Medal record | |
Updated on 14 August 2012 |
Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈpospiːʃɪlovaː ˈtsɛxlovaː] ) (born 19 November 1978 in Litoměřice) is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003.
In August 2005 she won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best distances are 67.71 m for the discus and 16.92 m for the shot put.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the Czech Republic | ||||
1997 | European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 8th | 46.08 m |
1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 56.65 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 61.47 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 62.31 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 65.55 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 66.08 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 63.19 m |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 60.71 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 21st (q) | 57.56 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 61.75 m |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (q) | 59.52 m |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | NM |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 23rd (q) | 53.87 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 60.08 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 34th (q) | 55.00 m |
References
- ^ "Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova at IAAF.org". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
External links
- Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Litoměřice
- Czech female discus throwers
- Czech female shot putters
- Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
- Czech athletics biography stubs