Jiřina Kudličková, née Ptáčníková (; born 20 May 1986) is a former Czech
pole vault
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er. She won the
2012 European Athletics Championships
The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...
in
Helsinki
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and the
2014 World Indoor Championships.
Biography
She is the daughter of the Czech sprinter
František Ptáčník.
Ptáčníková achieved a personal best (indoor) of 4.70 metres in
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...
in 2012. This was a
Czech record. She improved to 4.71 m in 2014, which was also a Czech record.
She also achieved outdoor personal best of 4.76 metres in Plzeň in September 2013.
Personal life
On 21 September 2012 she married the
hurdler
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Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda (born February 14, 1966) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was ...
, however the couple divorced in 2014. In September 2020 Ptáčníková married pole vaulter
Jan Kudlička.
International competitions
See also
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Czech Athletics Championships - Records
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Czech records in athletics
The following are the national records in Track and field athletics, athletics in the Czech Republic maintained by the Czech Athletics Federation (ČAS). Of the records from the era of Czechoslovakia, those who represented a Czech club at the time ...
References
External links
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Jiřina Ptáčníkováat
CAS web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ptacnikova, Jirina
1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Plzeň
Czech female pole vaulters
Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade