Eliška Drahotová Explained

Eliška Drahotová
Fullname:Eliška Drahotová
Nationality:Czech
Sport:Athletics
Event:racewalking, middle-distance running, steeplechase, cyclist
Club:USK Praha, TJ Cykloprag
Birth Date:1995 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Rumburk, Czech Republic
Coach:Ivo Piták

Eliška Drahotová (in Czech pronounced as /ˈɛlɪʃka ˈdraɦotovaː/; born 22 July 1995, Rumburk, Czech Republic) is a Czech athletics competitor in racewalking and road cycling, like her twin sister, Anežka. She won the bronze medal in the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, while her twin sister Anežka Drahotová took the gold.[1] Her global debut in cycling also came that year at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. There she placed 34th in the junior time trial.

She also competes in the running events: half-marathon, 3000 m, 2000 m, 1500 m, 800m, as well as in on other racewalking distances, including the 20 km walk.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening honours to the Drahotová twins . 22nd European Athletics Junior Championships, Rieti/ITA, 18–21 July 2013 . European Athletics . 3 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720010122/http://www.european-athletics.org/rieti-2013-news/12097-opening-honours-to-the-drahotova-twins.html . 20 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: Profile of Eliška DRAHOTOVÁ. All-Athletics.com. Elite Ltd.. 3 September 2013.