Jarmila Kratochvílová
Czech former track and field athlete (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjarmɪla ˈkratoxviːlovaː] ⓘ; born 26 January 1951 in Golčův Jeníkov)[1] is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete.[2] She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m.[3]
Quick Facts Medal record, Women's athletics ...
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1980 Moscow | 400 m | |
World Championships | ||
1983 Helsinki | 400 m | |
1983 Helsinki | 800 m | |
1983 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay | |
European Championships | ||
1982 Athens | 400 m | |
1982 Athens | 4x400 m relay | |
European Indoor Championships | ||
1981 Grenoble | 400 m | |
1982 Milan | 400 m | |
1983 Budapest | 400 m | |
1984 Gothenburg | 200 m |
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In 1983, she set the world record for the 800 metres, which still stands and is currently the longest-standing unshared individual world record in athletics. Only two athletes, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya (2008), and Caster Semenya of South Africa (2018), have come within a second of Kratochvílová's mark since it was set.[4]