Marie Horáčková Explained

Marie Horáčková
Country:	Czech Republic
Sport:	Archery
Birth Date:	24 December 1997
Birth Place:	Plzeň, Czech Republic^[1]

Marie Horáčková (in Czech pronounced as /ˈmarɪjɛ ˈɦoraːtʃkovaː/; born 24 December 1997) is a Czech archer.^[2] She competed in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Career

On 6 August 2023, Horáčková became the first Czech Republic athlete to win a recurve bow Individual title.^[4] She defeated Alejandra Valencia to win the gold medal at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany. With the win, Horáčková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Awards

She was voted Czech "Lukostřelec roku" (Archer of the year) in 2018, 2019 (joint winner with Erik Ebermann), 2020, and 2021. In 2022, she reached the second place.^[5]

Personal life

Her mother was Barbora Horáčková, another Czech Olympic archer.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marie Horáčková . . 2023 . 6 August 2023 . cs .
2. Web site: Marie Horáčková . Olympedia . 23 July 2021.
3. Web site: Archery: Women's individual start list (ranking round) . Tokyo 2020 . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723074617/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ARC/OG2020-_ARC_C51B_ARCWINDIVID-----------QUAL000100--.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: 2023-08-06 . Marie Horackova wins Czech Republic’s first-ever world title World Archery . 2024-08-01 . www.worldarchery.sport . en.
5. Web site: Anketa Lukostřelec roku . 6 August 2023 . Český lukostřelecký svaz . cs.
6. Web site: 21 June 2021 . Lukostřelkyně Horáčková vybojovala pro Česko místo v Tokiu . 6 August 2023 . Sport.cz . cs.