Eliška Klučinová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛlɪʃka ˈklutʃɪnovaː]; born 14 April 1988 in Prague) is a Czech heptathlete. In 2007, she won a silver medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships in Hengelo.

Eliška Klučinová
Eliška Klučinová during 2017 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full nameEliška Klučinová
Born (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 36)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals18th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World finals23rd at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
Regional finals7th at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 24.41 (May 2016)
  • 800 m: 2:12.50 (August 2013)
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.77 (June 2012)
  • High jump: 1.90 (June 2014)
  • Long jump: 6.43 (June 2014)
  • Shot put: 15.21 (May 2016)
  • Javelin: 51.09 (August 2015)
  • Heptathlon: 6460 (June 2014)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague Pentathlon
TNT – Fortuna Meeting
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kladno Heptathlon
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kladno Heptathlon
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kladno Heptathlon
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hengelo Heptathlon

Career edit

At the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships in Hengelo, Klučinová finished second in the heptathlon with a points total of 5709.

At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Klučinová placed 23rd overall in the heptathlon with 5505 points.

Klučinová equalled the 22-year-old national record in heptathlon with a points total of 6268 at the 2010 TNT – Fortuna Meeting in Kladno. Klučinová was nine weeks old when Zuzana Lajbnerová set the record in 1988.[1] Two years later, at the same meet, she was able to break the national record with a total of 6283 points.[2] She has since set two new national records.

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Czech Republic
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th Heptathlon 5249
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 8th Heptathlon 5468 pts, PB
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 2nd Heptathlon 5709
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 4th Heptathlon 6015 pts, PB
World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd Heptathlon 5505 pts
2010 TNT – Fortuna Meeting Kladno, Czech Republic 1st Heptathlon 6268, =NR
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th Heptathlon 6187 pts
2012 TNT – Fortuna Meeting Kladno, Czech Republic 1st Heptathlon 6283, NR
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th Heptathlon 6151 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th Heptathlon 6109 pts
2014 TNT – Fortuna Meeting Kladno, Czech Republic 1st Heptathlon 6460, NR
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Heptathlon DNF
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd Pentathlon 4687 pts NR
World Championships Beijing, China 13th Heptathlon 6247 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd Heptathlon 6077 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th Heptathlon 6313 pts
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th Pentathlon 4579 pts
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th Pentathlon 3518 pts

References edit

  1. ^ Gordon, Ed (16 June 2010). "Kasyanov and Klucinova take Kladno titles – IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF.
  2. ^ Osoba, Michal (11 June 2012). "Klucinova and Karpov prevail in Kladno - IAAF Combined Events Challenge". IAAF.

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