Birth Date: | 9 February 1981 |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin |
Updated: | 11 August 2012 |
Jarmila Jurkovičová (née Klimešová, in Czech pronounced as /ˈjarmɪla ˈklɪmɛʃovaː/; born 9 February 1981 in Šumperk) is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague.
She won the 2000 World Junior Championships. She later competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2006 European Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 13th (q) | 48.82 m (old spec.) | |
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 54.82 m | |
2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 53.73 m | |
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 60.54 m | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 15th | 56.98 m | ||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 25th | 57.70 m | |
2006 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th | 56.76 m | ||
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 21st | 57.25 m | |
2010 | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 56.50 m | ||
2011 | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 59.27 m | ||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 14th | 59.90 m |