Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová

Personal information
Born	(1978-11-19) 19 November 1978 (age 45)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens Discus World Championships 2005 Helsinki Discus
Updated on 14 August 2012.

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈpospiːʃɪlovaː ˈtsɛxlovaː] ^ⓘ) (born 19 November 1978 in Litoměřice) is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003.

In August 2005 she won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best distances are 67.71 m for the discus and 16.92 m for the shot put.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	8th	46.08 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	56.65 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	61.47 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	62.31 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	5th	65.55 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	66.08 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	63.19 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	60.71 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	21st (q)	57.56 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	61.75 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (q)	59.52 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	NM
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	23rd (q)	53.87 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	60.08 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	34th (q)	55.00 m

References

External links

• Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová at Olympics.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Irina Yatchenko	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2005	Succeeded by Franka Dietzsch

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