Lenka Masná (; born 22 April 1985 in
Nový Jičín
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) is a
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runner who specializes in the
800 metres
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.
She competed at the
2009 World Championships and the
2010 and
2012 World Indoor Championships and the
2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.
After this she broke through to a higher performance level, reaching the final of the
2013 World Championships and the
2014 World Indoor Championships.
In reaching the 2013 World Championships, she set a new personal best of 1:59.56.
Competition record
References
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nový Jičín
Czech female middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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