Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Explained

Birth Date:19 November 1978
Weight:800NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus
Updated:14 August 2012

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (in Czech pronounced as /ˈvjɛra ˈpospiːʃɪlovaː ˈtsɛxlovaː/) (born 19 November 1978 in Litoměřice) is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003.

In August 2005 she won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best distances are 67.71 m for the discus and 16.92 m for the shot put.[1]

Competition record

Representing the
1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia8th46.08 m
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden3rd56.65 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada6th61.47 m
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th62.31 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France5th65.55 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece3rd66.08 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rd63.19 m
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th60.71 m
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan21st (q)57.56 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China5th61.75 m
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)59.52 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, SpainNM
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea23rd (q)53.87 m
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th60.08 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom34th (q)55.00 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova at IAAF.org. 29 October 2014. www.iaaf.org. IAAF.