Kateřina Čechová Explained

Kateřina Čechová should not be confused with Kateřina Cachová.

Kateřina Čechová
Fullname:Kateřina Čechová
Birth Date:21 March 1988
Birth Place:Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)
Country: Czech Republic
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Pb:
  • 60 m: 7.24 (February 2013) NR
  • 100 m: 11.32 (June 2012)
  • 200 m: 23.45 (June 2012)

Kateřina Čechová (in Czech pronounced as /ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈtʃɛxovaː/; born 21 March 1988 in Brno) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the 100 m and 200 m sprints.

Čechová won the 100 metres at the Czech Athletics Championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2012, she broke the championship record in recording a personal best time of 11.32 seconds[1] and also won gold over 200 metres.[2]

Achievements

Representing Czech Republic
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China25th (h)100m11.85 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
13th (sf)200m24.34 (wind: -2.8 m/s)
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands3rd100 m11.58
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania9th (sf)100m11.75 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
4 × 100 m relayDNF
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5th (heat)100 m11.69
2011European IndoorsParis, France17th (heats – overall)60 m7.42
2012World IndoorsIstanbul, Turkey14th (semifinal – overall)60 m7.31
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th (semifinal – overall)100 m11.45
16th (semifinal – overall)200 m23.64
Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom36th (heats – overall)100 m11.43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 100 m - Ženy (Finále). Český atletický svaz. 16 June 2012. 27 June 2012. Czech.
  2. Web site: 200 m - Ženy (Finále). Český atletický svaz. 17 June 2012. 27 June 2012. Czech.