Dana Šafka Brožková (born 28 April 1981 in
Rovensko pod Troskami
Rovensko pod Troskami is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Blatec, Křečovice 2.díl, Liščí Kotce, Štěpánovice and Václaví are admin ...
) is a
Czech orienteering
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competitor. She is the 2008
World Champion
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in the ''long distance'' and 2009
World Champion
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in the ''middle distance''. She received a bronze medal in the long distance at the 2006
World Orienteering Championships
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in
Aarhus
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.
[ She is Junior World Champion from 2001, when she won the ''classic distance''.]["Profile: Dana Brožková"]
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on 17 June 2008)
Her sister Radka
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has also represented the Czech national orienteering team.
See also
* Czech orienteers
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* List of orienteers
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References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
People from Semily District
Czech orienteers
Female orienteers
Foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Competitors at the 2009 World Games
Competitors at the 2005 World Games
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
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