Miroslava Sedláčková (born 19 May 1977) is a retired Czech Paralympic athlete and para cross-country skier. She has competed in four Paralympic Games: she took part in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Paralympics in the cross-country skiing at the Paralympics and 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics at the Paralympics.[1][2]
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| Nickname | Mirka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1977 Dolní Jirčany, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics Para cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2015, Sedláčková fell and broke her arm which developed into osteosarcoma then she retired from sport. After retirement, she has become a lawyer in Prague.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Miroslava Sedlackova - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 April 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Sedlackova heads to the defense for the Olympics of the blind (in Czech)". behej.com. 6 May 2015.
- ^ "I've never been in a flock of lawyers, says Paralympic Mirka Sedlackova (in Czech)". Pravni radce. 11 July 2017.
External links
edit- Miroslava Sedlackova at the International Paralympic Committee
- Miroslava Sedláčková at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)