Špotáková improved the Czech national record (previously 66.21 m held by herself since 2006) twice in the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She took an early lead for 66.40 m in the first attempt and secured the gold medal in the third attempt (67.07 m) before German Christina Obergföll (66.46 m). Špotáková became the seventh woman in the world to reach the 67 m mark. At the 2008 Olympics, she won the gold medal, taking the lead with her last throw, 71.42 m, which set a new European record. At the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final on 13 September 2008, Špotáková broke the world record in the first round to win the competition with a throw of 72.28 m.
Until the end of the 2010 season she was coached by Rudolf Černý, who led her from a national elite level heptathlete to the World Record in the Women's Javelin. Prior to the 2011 season it was announced that Jan Železný would take over as her coach.[4] At the end of 2010 she won the Czech federation's annual poll for "Athlete of the year" for the fourth year in a row.[4] Then she won it again in 2011, making it five years in a row. She won her second Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Špotáková reunited with her former coach Rudolf Černý in 2015 to train for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, where she won the bronze medal with a throw of 64.80m.
On 9 September 2022 Špotáková announced her retirement from professional sport.[7]
^Gold medal inherited in 2018 after Mariya Abakumova's disqualification for doping.[9]
Referencesedit
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^"Spotakova Set for Olympic Games" Golden Gophers (August 10, 2016)
^ ab. www.european-athletics.org. European Athletics. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^Butcher, Michael. Bouncing back after giving birth, Spotakova surprises herself on her return. IAAF (24 September 2013). Retrieved on 18 August 2014.
^Ramsak, Bob. Spotakova completes her gold collection with European title. IAAF (14 August 2014). Retrieved on 19 August 2014.
^ ab"Oštěpařka Barbora Špotáková se v 41 letech loučí s bohatou sportovní kariérou" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^"Šťastná atletka Špotáková s rodinou: Tady se bude dělat láska!". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^Fraňková, Ruth (5 September 2018). "Špotáková to inherit 2011 World Championships title". Radio Prague. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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barbora, Špotáková, czech, pronunciation, ˈbarbora, ˈʃpotaːkovaː, born, june, 1981, former, czech, track, field, athlete, competed, javelin, throw, time, olympic, champion, three, time, world, champion, well, current, world, record, holder, with, throw, person. Barbora Spotakova Czech pronunciation ˈbarbora ˈʃpotaːkovaː born 30 June 1981 is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw She is a two time Olympic Champion and three time World Champion as well as the current world record holder with a throw of 72 28 m Barbora SpotakovaBarbora SpotakovaPersonal informationBorn 1981 06 30 30 June 1981 age 42 Jablonec nad Nisou CzechoslovakiaHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 1 Weight80 kg 176 lb 1 SportCountry Czech RepublicSportAthleticsEventJavelin throwMedal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 2 0 1World Championships 3 1 0European Championships 1 1 2Continental Cup 1 0 0Universiade 1 0 0Total 8 2 3Olympic Games2008 Beijing Javelin throw2012 London Javelin throw2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throwWorld Championships2007 Osaka Javelin throw2011 Daegu Javelin throw2017 London Javelin throw2009 Berlin Javelin throwEuropean Championships2014 Zurich Javelin throw2006 Gothenburg Javelin throw2010 Barcelona Javelin throw2022 Munich Javelin throwUniversiade2005 Izmir Javelin throwContinental Cup2014 Marrakech Javelin throwDiamond League2010 Javelin throw2012 Javelin throw2014 Javelin throw2015 Javelin throw2017 Javelin throw Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Achievements 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksCareer editSpotakova was a heptathlete in her early career finishing fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships She also won the International Combined Events Meeting in Hexham in 2000 before she went on to study in the USA and specialise in Javelin throwing She was an All American during her one season at the University of Minnesota in 2001 02 2 3 and won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg Spotakova improved the Czech national record previously 66 21 m held by herself since 2006 twice in the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka She took an early lead for 66 40 m in the first attempt and secured the gold medal in the third attempt 67 07 m before German Christina Obergfoll 66 46 m Spotakova became the seventh woman in the world to reach the 67 m mark At the 2008 Olympics she won the gold medal taking the lead with her last throw 71 42 m which set a new European record At the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final on 13 September 2008 Spotakova broke the world record in the first round to win the competition with a throw of 72 28 m Until the end of the 2010 season she was coached by Rudolf Cerny who led her from a national elite level heptathlete to the World Record in the Women s Javelin Prior to the 2011 season it was announced that Jan Zelezny would take over as her coach 4 At the end of 2010 she won the Czech federation s annual poll for Athlete of the year for the fourth year in a row 4 Then she won it again in 2011 making it five years in a row She won her second Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics Spotakova gave birth to a son in May 2013 and did not compete at the world championships in Moscow later that year 5 In 2014 she won the European Championships in Zurich Switzerland with a throw of 64 41 m 6 Spotakova reunited with her former coach Rudolf Cerny in 2015 to train for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 where she won the bronze medal with a throw of 64 80m On 9 September 2022 Spotakova announced her retirement from professional sport 7 Personal life editSpotakova was born in Jablonec nad Nisou later she moved to Prague Since 2014 she has been living in Unhost 7 8 Achievements editYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting the nbsp Czech Republic2000 World Junior Championships Santiago Chile 4th 5689 pts Heptathlon 2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz Poland 6th 56 65 m2004 Olympic Games Athens Greece 23rd 58 20 m2005 Universiade Izmir Turkey 1st 60 73 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo Monaco 5th 61 60 m2006 European Championships Gothenburg Sweden 2nd 66 12 m PBWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 1st 66 21 m NR2007 World Championships Osaka Japan 1st 67 07 m NRWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 1st 67 12 m NR2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 1st 71 42 m ARWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 1st 72 28 m WR2009 World Championships Berlin Germany 2nd 66 42 mWorld Athletics Final Thessaloniki Greece 2nd 63 45 m2010 European Championships Barcelona Spain 3rd 65 36 m2011 World Championships Daegu South Korea 1st 71 58 m a 2012 Olympic Games London United Kingdom 1st 69 55 m2014 European Championships Zurich Switzerland 1st 64 41 mIAAF Continental Cup Marrakesh Morocco 1st 65 52 m2015 World Championships Beijing China 9th 60 08 m2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3rd 64 80 m2017 World Championships London United Kingdom 1st 66 76 m2019 World Championships Doha Qatar 9th 59 87 m2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 14th q 60 52 m2022 European Championships Munich Germany 3rd 60 68 mNotes edit Gold medal inherited in 2018 after Mariya Abakumova s disqualification for doping 9 References edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Barbora Spotakova Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Deutsch Brian 2 July 2008 Gophers assistant coach punches Olympic ticket Archived 14 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Minnesota Daily Spotakova Set for Olympic Games Golden Gophers August 10 2016 a b Spotakova crowned Czech athlete of the year for 4th straight year www european athletics org European Athletics 7 November 2010 Archived from the original on 10 November 2010 Retrieved 8 November 2010 Butcher Michael Bouncing back after giving birth Spotakova surprises herself on her return IAAF 24 September 2013 Retrieved on 18 August 2014 Ramsak Bob Spotakova completes her gold collection with European title IAAF 14 August 2014 Retrieved on 19 August 2014 a b Osteparka Barbora Spotakova se v 41 letech louci s bohatou sportovni karierou in Czech Czech Radio 9 September 2022 Retrieved 26 January 2023 Stastna atletka Spotakova s rodinou Tady se bude delat laska isport blesk cz in Czech 21 September 2014 Retrieved 26 January 2023 Frankova Ruth 5 September 2018 Spotakova to inherit 2011 World Championships title Radio Prague Retrieved 14 September 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbora Spotakova Barbora Spotakova at World Athletics nbsp Barbora Spotakova at Olympijskytym cz in Czech Barbora Spotakova at Olympic cz in Czech archived Barbora Spotakova at OlympediaRecordsPreceded by nbsp Christina Obergfoll Women s javelin european record holder21 August 2008 present Succeeded byIncumbentPreceded by nbsp Osleidys Menendez Women s javelin world record holder13 September 2008 present Succeeded byIncumbentAwardsPreceded byMartina SablikovaPetra Kvitova Czech Athlete of the Year20082012 Succeeded byMartina SablikovaZuzana Hejnova Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbora Spotakova amp oldid 1184019683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
