Iva Straková

Iva Straková (born 4 August 1980) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the high jump.

Iva Straková

Iva Straková in 2009
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1980-08-04) 4 August 1980 (age 43) Tábor, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump

She has represented Czech Republic at two Summer Olympics (2004, 2008).^[2] At Beijing 2008 Straková achieved 12th place at the final. She has won Czech Championships several times.^[2] Has participated in several World and European Championships.^[3][4]

She has personal bests of 1.95 metres outdoors (2007, 2008) and 1.98 metres indoors (2008).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Czech Republic
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	15th (q)	1.87 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th (q)	1.90 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	21st (q)	1.80 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	16th (q)	1.89 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	7th	1.89 m (1.92)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	1.85 m (1.91)
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	10th (q)	1.93 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	22nd (q)	1.83 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	18th (q)	1.91 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th	1.93 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	9th	1.93 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	7th	1.92 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	21st (q)	1.89 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th	1.91 m (1.92)
(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round (#) Indicates superior height achieved in qualifying round

References

1. "Iva Strakova Profile, Bio, Results, Medals and Photos — Yahoo! Sports coverage of the Summer Olympics in Beijing". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
2. . Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
3. "IAAF profile". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
4. "Athletics — Iva Straková (Czech Republic) : season totals". Retrieved March 15, 2012.

External links

• Iva Straková at World Athletics
• at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)