Markéta Sluková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈslukovaː]; born 28 June 1988)[1] is a Czech beach volleyball player.

Markéta Sluková
Sluková in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMarkéta Sluková Nausch
NicknameMaki
Nationality Czech
Born (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 35)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2022– Helena Havelková
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2015–2021
2005–2015
Barbora Hermannová
Kristýna Kolocová
Medal record
Representing the  Czech Republic
Women's beach volleyball
Olympic Games
5th 2012 London
17th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gstaad Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Prague Open
Gold medal – first place 2015 Antalya Open
Silver medal – second place 2016 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rio de Janeiro 4*
Silver medal – second place 2017 Porec Major
European Volleyball Confederation
Gold medal – first place 2016 European Masters
Awards
2010 FIVB World Tour "Top Rookie"

Sluková competed on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2010. In addition to being consistently ranked among the top fifteen teams in the world, her biggest achievements are the following: fifth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (with Kristýna Kolocová), three gold FIVB medals (Prague Open 2014,[2] Berlin Grand Slam 2014,[3] Antalya Open 2015[4]), and one bronze FIVB medal (Gstaad Grand Slam 2014[5]).[6]

From August 2015 until 2021, Sluková played with Barbora Hermannová,[7] and they were coached by Simon Nausch. Whilst being qualified, the team had to withdraw from the Olympic Games in Tokyo due to Slukova testing positive for COVID-19 just two days before the start of the competition.

Personal life edit

On 26 December 2021, Sluková Nausch posted on her Instagram that she was excited to be expecting a baby with her coach Simon Nausch.[8]

Gallery edit

Sluková with her first teammate, Kristýna Kolocová, in 2012
Sluková signals to her teammate during a quarter-final match at 2018 FIVB Swatch World Tour Final in Hamburg. Germany
Sluková and Barbora Hermannova celebrate their gold medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Major Series Vienna on 4 August 2018
Sluková and Hermannova at the 2018 CEV Masters tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "www.slukovahermannova.com".
  2. ^ "Prague Open 2014 Press Release".
  3. ^ "Berlin Grand Slam 2014 Press Release".
  4. ^ "Antalya Open 2015 Press Release".
  5. ^ "Gstaad Grand Slam 2014 Press Release".
  6. ^ "Markéta Sluková". FIVB Player Database.
  7. ^ "Barbora Hermannová". FIVB Player Database.
  8. ^ "Radostná zpráva! Plážová volejbalistka Nausch Sluková je těhotná". sport.cz. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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