Šárka Kašpárková
Medal record | ||
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Women's Athletics
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Representing Czech Republic | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Triple jump
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World Championships
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1997 Athens | Triple jump
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World Indoor Championships
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1997 Paris | Triple jump | |
1999 Maebashi | Triple jump | |
European Championships | ||
1998 Budapest |
Triple jump | |
European Indoor Championships | ||
1996 Stockholm |
Triple jump | |
1998 Valencia |
Triple jump |
Šárka Kašpárková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃaːrka ˈkaʃpaːrkovaː], born 20 May 1971)[1] is a Czech former track and field athlete who specialised in the triple jump.
She attended her first
She won both the indoor and outdoor silver medals at the European Athletics Championships. She won the bronze at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships with her personal best indoor jump of 14.87 m, but failed to reach the podium at any major championships after that point, suffering a sharp decline in form.
Career
Early career
At 1.86 metres tall, Kašpárková started her professional athletics career as a
When the female
Olympic and world medals
She became the triple jump champion at the
She won a second European indoor silver at the
Decline
Kašpárková suffered a marked decline after 1999 and she never jumped beyond 14.40 m after that point.[1] Her mark of 14.34 m was enough to qualify for 2000 Olympic triple jump final, but she faulted three times and finished last. She took part in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2004 Summer Olympics, but each time she did not manage to jump more than 14 metres and was eliminated in the qualifiers.[1]
She had a reversal of fortunes at the
Personal life
Kašpárková is in a relationship with her former coach Michal Pogány. Together they have a daughter, Tereza.[8]
Personal bests
She also competed in the 100 metres hurdles and long jump on limited occasions.
Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
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Triple jump (outdoor) | 15.20 | Athens, Greece | 4 August 1997 |
Triple jump (indoor) | 14.87 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
High jump (outdoor) | 1.92 | Kerkrade, Netherlands | 30 May 1992 |
High jump (indoor) | 1.95 | Banská Bystrica, Czech Republic | 27 January 1993 |
Long jump | 6.56 | Prague, Czech Republic | 20 June 1998 |
- Source: [1]
Competition record
- Source: [1]
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- ^ European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- ^ Universiade – Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- IAAF(11 September 2009). Retrieved on 2010-03-16.
- ^ "IAAF GRAND PRIX FINAL". Great Britain Athletics.
- ^ European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 16 March 2010.
- ^ Šárka Kašpárková at World Athletics
- ^ Věra Keilová (30 November 2013). "Šárka Kašpárková: Všechno, co děláte pořádně, je řehole". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
- ^ No mark in the final