Ludmila Formanová () (born 2 January 1974) is a former
Czech
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Places
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middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
who specialized in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
. She was born in
Čáslav
Čáslav (; german: Tschaslau) is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administ ...
.
In 1999 she broke
Maria de Lurdes Mutola's winning streak at the
World Indoor Championships, and won in a championship record (CR) of 1:56.90. In August she ran in a personal best time of 1:56.56 (August 11) and won the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
(August 24).
She officially finished her active career on 2 May 2007.
International competitions
References
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1974 births
Living people
People from Čáslav
Czech female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships winners
Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region
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