Mária Homolová (born 29 September 1987) is a Slovak former

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

. She represented

Slovakia at the 2012 Summer Olympics Slovakia competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Slovak Olympic Committee sent a total of 47 athletes to the Games, 26 men and 2 ...

. She is the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2011 Slovakian national all-around champion.

Early life

Homolová was born on 29 September 1987 in

Zvolen Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...

. Her father and brother both played professional football. She began gymnastics at six years old after quitting figure skating.

Career

Homolová won the junior Slovakian national all-around titles in 2000, 2001, and 2003. She competed at her first World Championships in 2003 and finished 136th in the all-around during the qualification round. She did not qualify for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

. She finished 109th at the 2006 World Championships and 98th at the 2007 World Championships. She missed out on qualification for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

by 0.300 points. Homolová tore her Achilles tendon in the lead up to the 2008 European Championships. At the 2010 Ostrava World Cup, she won bronze medals on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. Then at the 2010 World Championships, she finished 79th in the all-around during the qualification round. Homolová qualified for the all-around final at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=, s=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Gua ...

and finished 12th. Then at the 2011 World Championships, she finished 93rd in the all-around qualifications and advanced to the 2012 Olympic Test Event. There, she finished 62nd in the all-around and received a berth for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2012 Osijek World Challenge Cup and finished seventh in the balance beam final. Homolová withdrew from the 2012 European Championships due to a torn

tendon sheath A tendon sheath is a layer of synovial membrane around a tendon. It permits the tendon to stretch and not adhere to the surrounding fascia. It contains a lubricating fluid (synovial fluid) that allows for smooth motions of the tendon during muscl ...

. She recovered in time to return to training for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. There, she finished 57th in the all-around during the

qualification round Qualification may refer to: Processes * Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress * Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can ...

. Homolová competed at the 2013 Gym Festival Trnava and finished eighth in the all-around and uneven bars and sixth in the balance beam. She finished 36th in the all-around during the qualification round of the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (; ), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries participated ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Homolova, Maria 1987 births Living people Slovak female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Slovakia Sportspeople from Zvolen