Zuzana Moravčíková (born 30 December 1956) is a female Slovak former

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athlete who competed in

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and middle-distance events. She was a silver medallist at the

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in 1983 and won a global silver in national record time (3:20.32 minutes) with

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's women's

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team at the

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, alongside Tatána Kocembová,

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and

Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová (; born 26 January 1951 in Golčův Jeníkov) is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete. She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m. In 1983, she s ...

. She was a double silver medallist at the 1984

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, at which Olympic-boycotting nations competed. Born in

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, Moravčíková trained under coach Milanu Burešovi, alongside fellow national runner Matějkovičová. She was a three-time national champion in the 800 m, winning the outdoor title in 1980 and indoor titles in 1982 and 1985. She held personal bests of 52.39 seconds for the

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and 1:56.96 minutes for the

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, both set in 1983.Zuzana MORAVČÍKOVÁ
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International competitions

National titles

* Czechoslovak Athletics Championships **800 m: 1980 * Czechoslovak Indoor Athletics Championships **800 m: 1982, 1985

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* Living people 1956 births Sportspeople from Nitra Athletes from the Nitra Region Czechoslovak female sprinters Czechoslovak female middle-distance runners Slovak female sprinters Slovak female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia Friendship Games medalists in athletics {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

National titles

See also

References

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