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Kateřina Čechová
1988Mar, 21

Kateřina Čechová

Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
Kateřina Čechová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈtʃɛxovaː]; born 21 March 1988 in Brno) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the 100 m and 200 m sprints.

Čechová won the 100 metres at the Czech Athletics Championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2012, she broke the championship record in recording a personal best time of 11.32 seconds and also won gold over 200 metres.

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