Jana Pechanová (; born March 3, 1981 in Rakovník, Czechoslovakia)Pechanová's entry
at sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-02-20. is an Olympic distance swimmer from the

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. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the

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and 2016. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she in 19th in the 10 km open water marathon. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 9th in the same event.

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1981 births Living people Female long-distance swimmers Czech female swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Czech Republic Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for the Czech Republic Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade People from Rakovník Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region {{CzechRepublic-swimming-bio-stub