Anna Straková, earlier Pichrtová (born May 19, 1973) is a Czech

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long distance runner.La Sportiva Team bio
, Mountainrunningteam.com

Career

In 2004, Pichrtová finished 28th in the Women's marathon at the Athens Olympics, and the following year placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki,Marathon results
, IAAF website as well as winning the inaugural edition of the

Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race The Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race is an annual 11.25 km mountain running competition that takes place in late November in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria. First held in 2005, it has the largest total prize money available of any mo ...

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.Dubois (AUS) wins the worlds (sic) richest mountain race

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. Retrieved on 2009-12-05. She has also won the Mount Washington Road Race in

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six times,"Eric Blake from Connecticut and Anna Pichrtova from the Czech Republic triumphant at Mount Washington in 2006"
, John Stifler, ''Cool Running'', June 17, 2007 the

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five times, and in 2006 was victorious at the

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, the Grand Prix, and the ''Cinq 4000s'' at Sierre-Zinal in

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(four times 2006-2009)."Sierre-Zinal - classement"
official website In 2007, Pichrtová won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy."De Gasperi and Pichrtova triumph - World Mountain Running Trophy"
Danny Hughes,

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, September 15, 2007 She twice won the

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, in 2008 (

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) and 2009 (Soll-Kaisermarathon). In late 2006 Pichrtová was injured in a van accident in

while returning to the Obudu Ranch,Hughes, Danny (2006-11-25)
Kibiwott, Rehima victorious at Obudu Ranch Mountain Race

. Retrieved on 2009-12-05. and suffered

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s to one arm and both

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s. After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007."Pichrtova completes her long uphill climb"
, John Stifler, ''

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'', June 17, 2007

Personal life

Pichrtová married Samuel Straka on November 11, 2010, and changed her name to Anna Straková.

Achievements

References

External links

* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pichrtova, Anna 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Trenčín Czech mountain runners Czech female long-distance runners Czechoslovak female long-distance runners Czech female marathon runners Czechoslovak female marathon runners Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic Czech expatriates in Nigeria World Mountain Running Championships winners World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners