Eva Murková (born 29 May 1962 in

Bojnice Bojnice (german: Weinitz; hu, Bajmóc) is a historical town in central Slovakia located on the Nitra river, near the city of Prievidza. The town is situated just below the Bojnice Castle. It has a population of around 5,000. Bojnice is best know ...

) is a retired

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er who represented

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. Her greatest achievement was the gold medal at the

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games, ...

in 1983. She also won silver medals in the event at the 1984 and 1985 editions."EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)".
Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 5 December 2012. She represented Czechoslovakia at the

World Championships in Athletics The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...

in 1983 and 1987. Her first was her best performance, coming seventh with a jump of . Her career best in the long jump was . At the Czechoslovakian Athletics Championships she was a two-time

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

champion and a four-time long jump national champion.Czechoslovakian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.

International competitions

References

1962 births Living people Czechoslovak female long jumpers Slovak female long jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak female sprinters Slovak female sprinters People from Bojnice Friendship Games medalists in athletics {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub