Jana Pechanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈpɛxanovaː]; born March 3, 1981[1] in Rakovník, Czechoslovakia)[2] is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.

Jana Pechanová
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 5 km open water
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 10 km open water
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 800 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place Mallorca 1999 400 free
Silver medal – second place Mallorca 1999 800 free
Silver medal – second place Beijing 2001 800 free
Bronze medal – third place Beijing 2001 1500 free

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she in 19th in the 10 km open water marathon.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 9th in the same event.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ (in Czech) Pechanová's entry Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from sportovci.cz; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Pechanová's entry Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Marathon - 10 km women Results - Olympic marathon-swimming".