Ada Kuchařová (born 5 January 1958
in
Brno
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) is a
Czech
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orienteering
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competitor
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. She received three silver medals and two bronze medals at the 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991
World Orienteering Championships
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[World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006](_blank)
(Retrieved on June 19, 2008)
Kuchařová most recently competed in an event counting towards
International Orienteering Federation
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rankings in September 2001.
World cup
At the
Orienteering World Cup
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Kucharová finished overall 9th in 1986, 11th in 1988, and 11th in 1990.
References
1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Brno
Czechoslovak orienteers
Czech female orienteers
Czech foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
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