Jana Kapustová (born 11 August 1983 in

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) is a

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and defender.

International career

Kapustová was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. She played in all five games, scoring one goal, and tying for the team lead with three points.IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2010 Olympics
/ref> She played in the qualifying campaigns for the

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and 2014 Olympics.IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2010 Olympic Qualifier
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2014 Olympic Qualifier
/ref> Kapustová has also appeared for Slovakia at nine

IIHF Women's World Championship The IIHF World Women's Championship (WW or WWC), officially the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The offi ...

s, across three levels. Her first appearance came in

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. She appeared at the top level championships in

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and

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.IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2003 World Championship Division II
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2004 World Championship Division II
/ref>
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2007 World Championship Division II
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2008 World Championship Division II
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2009 World Championship Division I
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2011 World Championship
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2012 World Championship
/ref>IIHF - Team Slovakia Stats - 2013 World Championship Division I
/ref>

Career statistics

International career

References

External links

* 1983 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia Sportspeople from Žilina Slovak women's ice hockey forwards HC Tornado players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub