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Štepánka Kucerová

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Štepánka Kucerová
Personal information
Born(1908-02-18)18 February 1908
Died21 January 1999(1999-01-21) (aged 90)
Sport
CountryCzechoslovakia
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)sprint, middle-distance, discus throw
ClubAchilles Brno (1925)
AC Moravská Slavia Brno (from 1926)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Women's World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Gothenburg 4×110 y relay

Štepánka Kucerová with marriage name Nádvorníková (18 February 1908 - 21 January 1999) was a Czechoslovak track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics.[1] She won a bronze medal at the second Women's World Games in 1926.

Biography

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Kucerová was born in 1908. She was a member of “Achilles Brno" in Brno in 1925 and of SK Moravská Slavia from 1926.[2][3]

In 1926, she represented Czechoslovakia at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Ludmila Sychrová, Zdena Smolová and Marie Vidláková.[4] She finished fifth in the 1000 metres event.[5]

She won the 1000 metres event at the 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match in a new national record of 3:23.8.[6][7] She represented her country also at other international competitions, including at the 1926 Stockholm international women's athletics meeting.[8] She also competed at the 1930 Women's World Games.[9]

References

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  1. "Stepanka Kucerova". brinkster.net.
  2. "Štěpánka Nádvorníková". Encyklopedie.cz (in cz).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Galerie slávy – N". mslavia.cz (in cz).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
  5. "TCH 1926 (1926 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "Les sportives francaises se sont distinguees a Pragué". La Dernière Heure (in French). 11 July 1926. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  7. "Damesathletiek te Praag". Het Handelsblad (in Dutch). 6 July 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  8. "Bij de sportvrouwen | Te Stockholm" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 3 September 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  9. "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.