Michala Mrůzková Explained

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Nationality:Czech
Sport:Canoeing
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Retired:2015
Birth Date:19 October 1979
Birth Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Height:1.62 m
Weight:56 kg
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Michala Mrůzková (nee Strnadová; born 19 October 1979) is a former Czech female canoeist who won several medals at senior level at the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships.[1] She also has competed since the mid-2000s in canoe sprint, when she won two medals at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged with a silver in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.[2] [3]

Biography

Mrůzková also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of eighth in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008. Mrůzková and the other legend of the Czech canoe Kamil Mrůzek are sibling-in-law, being married to his brother.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank EventTime
Wildwater canoeing
1998World Championships Garmisch3rdK1 classic team
2000World Championships Treignacbgcolor=gold1stK1 classic
2002World Championships Valsesiabgcolor=gold1stK1 classic
3rdK1 classic team
bgcolor=gold1stK1 sprint
2006World Championships Karlovy Varybgcolor=gold1stK1 classic
bgcolor=gold1stK1 classic team
bgcolor=gold1stK1 sprint
2014World Championships Valtellinabgcolor=silver2ndK1 classic
Canoe sprint
2006World Championships Szegedbgcolor=silver2ndK2 500 m
3rdK1 1000 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.canoeresults.eu/view-results/wildwater?eventid[=108#event World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019]. canoeresults.eu. 29 March 2020.
  2. Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 . April 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 . January 5, 2010 . live .
  3. Web site: ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 . 2020-04-02 . https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 . 2009-11-09 . live .
  4. Web site: Mrůzková a Mrůzek triumfovali ve sjezdu. cs. sport.aktualne.cz. 31 March 2020.