Jiřina Adamičková-Pelcová (born 22 November 1969) is a retired
Czechoslovak
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*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
, later Czech
biathlete
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.
She has participated in three editions of the
Winter Olympics
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(
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
,
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
,
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
). Pelcová won the Overall
World Cup
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in
1989–90 World Cup season. Pelcová claimed 2 medals at Biathlon World Championships: one gold and one bronze.
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1969 births
Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovak female biathletes
Living people
Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia
Olympic biathletes for the Czech Republic
Biathlon World Championships medalists
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