Kateřina Novotná (born 12 August 1984) is a Czech short-track speed-skater and

long track speed skater 　 Long-track speed skating, usually simply referred to as speed skating, is the Olympic discipline of speed skating where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as ice skating marathon, ...

Long track speed skating

As a long track speed skater she was, who was active between 1995 and 2016. As a junior she became national champion in 1997 (allround) and in 2005 (500 metres). At elite level she won the bronze medal at the 2009 Czech Allround Championships. She represented her nation at the

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, finishing 19th overall. She also competed at other international competitions, including at ISU Speed Skating World Cups.

Personal records

Short track speed skating

Novotná competed at the

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and

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Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic. In 2002, she finished fourth in her opening round race of both the

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and the

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, failing to advance. In the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

she finished third in her first race, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance further. In 2006, she finished third in her opening round race of the

, failing to advance. In the

she finished third in the opening round, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance. In the

she finished second in her opening round heat, won her quarterfinal, then placed fourth in her semifinal to advance to the B Final. She placed 3rd in the B Final, and 6th overall, her best Olympic result. In 2010, she finished fourth in the first round of the

, failing to advance. In the

, she finished third in the opening heat, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she was disqualified. In the

, she finished second in her opening round heat, then third in her quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals. As of 2013, Novotná's best finish at the World Championships is 5th, in the 500 metres in

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, when she came 11th in the 500 metres. She also won a gold medal as a member of the Czech relay team at the 2010 European Championships. As of 2013, Novotná has one

ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on ...

podium finish, a bronze in the 1500 metres in 2006–07 at

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. Her top World Cup ranking is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.

World Cup Podiums

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novotna, Katerina 1984 births Living people Czech female speed skaters Czech female short track speed skaters Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic short track speed skaters for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Mladá Boleslav