| Lenka Valešová | |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Domažlice, Czechoslovakia |
| Sport: | Track and field, weightlifting |
| Event: | Hammer thrower |
| Updated: | 1 September 2012 |
Lenka Valešová (née Ledvinová; born 11 August 1985) is a Czech hammer thrower. She has represented the Czech Republic at the Summer Olympics, World Athletics Championships, European Athletics Championships and twice at the Summer Universiade.
Valešová was born on 11 August 1985 in Domažlice.[1]
She finished sixth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2]
Ledvinová improved the Czech national record three times. Her personal best throw is 70.51 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Sušice.[3] She was selected to represent her country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, and competed in qualifying only.
She switched sports to Olympic weightlifting in 2010 and won the national championship and set a national record in the clean and jerk for +90kg category, with a lift of 96 kg. She fell to fifth place at the 2011 national championships.[4] She returned her focus to athletics and won a fifth hammer throw title at the 2020 Czech Athletics Championships.[5]
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 15th (q) | 55.50 m | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 43rd (q) | 47.65 m | ||
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 6th | 60.18 m | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 32nd (q) | 60.85 m | |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | 67.63 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 21st (q) | 66.57 m | ||
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 66.41 m | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (q) | 67.17 m | |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | 65.53 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 36th (q) | 62.92 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | 60.74 m |