Eva Šuranová (née Kucman, 24 April 1946 in
Ózd
Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county.
History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fir ...
,
Hungary − 31 December 2016) was a
Czechoslovak athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
, who competed mainly in the
long jump.
Šuranová competed for Czechoslovakia in the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
held in
Munich,
Germany in the long jump, where she won the
bronze medal
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.
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1946 births
2016 deaths
Czech female long jumpers
Slovak female long jumpers
Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia
Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
People from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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