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Czechoslovakia‘s Best Female Athlete

Barbora Spotakova

Barbora Spotakova – Javelin Throw – Spotakava has tried many different track & field events, but has excelled in the Javelin Throw and is considered one of the World’s best in that event.

National Championships: 2003-2005-2006-2007-2008 (1st, Javelin Throw) Best Czech Female Athlete of the Year 2006-2007-2008 She graduated in May 2009 in Czech Agricultural University, as an ecology engineer.

Spotakova’s record in Javelin World Competition:

20th European Athletics Championships   3 f 65.36   Barcelona (O) 29/07/2010
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final   2 f 63.45   Thessaloniki 12/09/2009
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics   2 f 66.42   Berlin 18/08/2009
1st SPAR European Team Championships   2 f 65.89   Leiria 20/06/2009
6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final   1 f 72.28   Stuttgart 13/09/2008
The XXIX Olympic Games   1 f 71.42   Beijing (National Stadium) 21/08/2008
5th IAAF World Athletics Final   1 f 67.12   Stuttgart 22/09/2007
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics   1 f 67.07   Osaka 31/08/2007
4th IAAF World Athletics Final   1 f 66.21   Stuttgart 09/09/2006
19th European Athletics Championships   2 f 65.64   Göteborg 13/08/2006
European Cup First League Group A   1 f 64.68   Praha 17/06/2006
3rd IAAF World Athletics Final   5 f 61.60   Monaco 09/09/2005
10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics   7 q 58.74   Helsinki 12/08/2005
European Cup First League Group A   2 f 59.74   Gävle 18/06/2005
5th European Winter Throwing Cup   6 c 56.92   Mersin 13/03/2005
28th Olympic Games   13 q 58.20   Athína (Olympic Stadium) 25/08/2004

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