Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in Čáslav) is a retired

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sprinter who competed in the 200 and

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

. She represented her country at the

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and

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, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993. In addition, she won three medals at the 1997 European U23 Championships.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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 contested at ...

– 11.45 (-0.4 m/s) (Jablonec nad Nisou 1993) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 22.57 (+1.7 m/s) (Turku 1997) *

– 51.18 (Prague 1997) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.38 (Paris 1994) *

– 23.15 (Vienna 1997) *

– 52.12 (Prague 1997)

References

1977 births Living people Czech female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Čáslav World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Olympic female sprinters Athletes from the Central Bohemian Region Czech Athletics Championships winners {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub