Martina Šestáková Explained

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Martina Šestáková
Fullname:Martina Šestáková, née Darmovzalová
Birth Date:12 October 1978
Birth Place:Valtice, Czechoslovakia
Weight:580NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Club:TJ Lokomotiva Břeclav
Coach:Michal Pogány
Pb:Triple jump: 14.18 m (2009)
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Martina Šestáková (née Darmovzalová) (born 12 October 1978 in Valtice) is a Czech triple jumper.[1] She set a personal best jump of 14.18 metres at a national athletics meet in Kladno.[2] She is also a seven-time national triple jump champion (2002–2008), and a member of TJ Lokomotiva Břeclav, under her personal coach Michal Pogány.

Šestáková represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's triple jump. Unfortunately, she did not receive her best mark in the qualifying rounds, after failing to jump at a specific distance in three successive attempts.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Martina Šestáková. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/martina-sestakova-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 13 January 2013.
  2. News: Koncert Škrobákové při kladenské extralize. Škrobáková wins Kladno extraleague. Czech. Czech Athletics Federation. 5 July 2009. 13 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Rounds. NBC Olympics. 13 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120731000017/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW062900/standings.html. 31 July 2012. dead.