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Barbora Silná
Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: * Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress * Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney * Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker * Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress * Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player * Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist * Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician * Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech swimmer * Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer * Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower * Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player * Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player See also *Barbara (given name) Barbara is a giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Seemanová
Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000) is a Czech swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Seemanová graduated from the Czechoslovak Academy of Business in Prague. Career At the 2015 European Games, Seemanová reached the finals of 100m freestyle. With the record of 200m freestyle swimming 1:58.14, she was nominated to the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ..., becoming the youngest Czech at 16 years old. In the 200m freestyle race, Seemanová finished 31st place with a time of 2:00.26. She was also a member of the 4×100 medley relay, but was disqualified. At the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships, Seemanová became the champion of the 50m freestyle course in a new Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Feminine Given Names
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varvara (other)
Varvara (Cyrillic The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...: Варвара; ), a variant of " Barbara", may refer to: Places * Varvara, Azerbaijan * Varvara, Prozor, on the Rama river, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Varvara, Burgas Province, Bulgaria * Varvara, Pazardzhik Province, Septemvri Municipality, Bulgaria * Varvara, Chalkidiki, Greece * Varvara, Tearce, Tearce Municipality, Republic of North Macedonia Books *''Varvara'', US title of 1956 novel ''Sea of Glass'' by Dennis Parry People * Varvara (singer) (born 1973) * Varvara Annenkova (1795–1866), Russian poet * Varvara Bakhmeteva (1815–1851), Mikhail Lermontov's muse * Varvara Baruzdina (1862–1941), Russian painter * Varvara Barysheva (born 1977), Russian speed skater * Varvara Brilliant-Lerman (188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Strýcová
Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She won two Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 2019 Wimbledon Championships and 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 2023 Wimbledon Championships, both times partnered with Hsieh Su-wei. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2020 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2020 Australian Open and 2019 WTA Finals – Doubles, 2019 WTA Finals. Strýcová won 32 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including eight at WTA 1000 tournaments, WTA 1000 level, and became world No. 1 for the first time in July 2019, holding the top ranking for a total of 27 weeks. She is also a successful singles player, with her best major result coming at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, where she rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Štefková
Barbora Štefková (''née'' Hlavicová; born 4 April 1995) is a Czech former tennis player. Due to reactive arthritis Reactive arthritis, previously known as Reiter's syndrome, is a form of inflammatory arthritis that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infect ..., she retired from professional tennis in June 2019. Performance timelines ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.'' Singles Doubles WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups) Doubles: 17 (12 titles, 5 runner–ups) Notes References External links * * 1995 births Living people Czech female tennis players Sportspeople from Olomouc Tennis players from the Olomouc Region Long stubs with short prose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Špotáková
Barbora Špotáková (; born 30 June 1981) is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion, as well as the current world record holder with a throw of 72.28 m. Career Špotáková was a heptathlete in her early career, finishing fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. She also won the International Combined Events Meeting in Hexham in 2000 before she went on to study in the US and specialise in Javelin throwing. She was an All-American during her one season at the University of Minnesota in 2001–02, and won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Špotáková improved the Czech national record (previously 66.21 m held by herself since 2006) twice in the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She took an early lead for 66.40 m in the first attempt and secured the gold medal in the third attempt (67.07 m) before German Christina Obergf� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Silná
Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: * Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress * Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney * Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker * Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress * Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player * Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist * Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician * Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech swimmer * Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer * Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower * Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player * Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player See also *Barbara (given name) Barbara is a giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Schacková
Barbara Schack (; 20 September 1874 – 27 October 1958) was a Sudeten German politician who served in the from 1933 until 1935. A member of the German Social Democratic Workers' Party, she led the women's wing of the party for the entire Interwar period. Biography Barbara Schack was born on 20 September 1874 in Cheb in Bohemia, then part of Austria-Hungary. A Sudeten German, Schack's public career began in 1895 when she co-founded the Women's Workers' Education Association in Cheb and Kraslice. She later became a prominent member German Social Democratic Workers' Party (DSAP) in the far-western portion of Czechoslovakia. From 1918 until 1938, she chaired the party's women's wing, and at some point was a member of the Cheb town council. In the 1929 Czechoslovak parliamentary election, Schack was elected to the as the substitute for Anton Jarolim. She was one of two female DSAP senators elected in the Interwar period, alongside Anna Perthen. Jarolim died in office and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová
Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová, née Rezlerová (7 July 1890 – 2 September 1941), was a Slovak feminist and communist journalist. Life Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová was born in Blaibach, in the Kingdom of Bavaria on 7 July 1890. Her father, Jozef Rezler, was one of the founders of the Czech Social Democratic Party. When she was a child, the family moved to Košín, Bohemia, and she became a textile worker. Sometime during World War I, she moved to Prague and became a cook. While living there, she married the communist activist, Ladislav Švarc and they had two sons together. They moved to Banská Bystrica (now in Slovakia) when he became the regional secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia there in 1921. Often harassed for their views by the government, they moved to Prague in 1925 and then to the Soviet Union the following year where she studied at the State Institute of Journalism in Moscow. She later worked at the newspaper ''Izvestia'' and for the radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Krejčíková has won eight singles, 19 doubles, and three mixed doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She is known for her aggressive playing style and her smooth, powerful groundstrokes. Krejčíková has won two singles Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, majors (at the 2021 French Open – Women's singles, 2021 French Open and at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2024 Wimbledon Championships) and seven women's doubles majors, including the Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam, career Golden Slam in women's doubles. Krejčíková won all seven of her women's doubles majors Krejčíková–Siniaková doubles team, partnering with compatriot Kateřina Siniaková. She also won three mixed doubles majors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
