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Ludmila Sychrová

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Ludmila Sychrová
Personal information
Born(1904-01-07)7 January 1904
Bořitov, Czechoslovakia
Died15 or 19 March 1996(1996-03-19) (aged 92)
Brno, Czech Republic
Sport
CountryCzechoslovakia
Czech Republic
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)hurdling, sprint, long jump, discus throw
ClubAC Moravská Slavia Brno
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Women's World Games
Gold medal – first place 1926 Gothenburg 100 y hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Gothenburg 4×110 y relay

Ludmila Sychrová with marriage name Hrazdírová (7 January 1904 - 15[1] or 19[2] March 1996) was a Czechoslovak track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics. She was world record holder in the 80 metres hurdles and won a gold and bronze medal at the second Women's World Games in 1926.

Biography

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Sychrová was born in 1904 in Bořitov and was a member of AC Moravská Slavia Brno.[2]

On 6 July 1926 she set her first (unofficial) world record in the 80 metres hurdles in Prague. On 1 July 1928 she improved twice her world recordin Prague first to 12.6 seconds and later to 12.2 seconds, that also became the world record.[3][2]

In 1926, she represented Czechoslovakia at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She won the gold medal in the 100 yards hurdles event ahead of British Edith White and Hilda Hatt.[4][5][6] She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Zdena Smolová, Štepánka Kucerová and Marie Vidláková.[7][8]

She had also other international successes, including winning the 100 yards hurdles at the 1926 Stockholm international women's athletics meeting ahead of the French Geneviève Laloz.[9]

References

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  1. Ludmila Sychrová Hrazdírová
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jak šla léta". mslavia.cz (in cz).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Ludmila Sychrova". brinkster.net.
  4. "De vrouwenspelen van Gothemburg" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 31 August 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. "De Spelen van Gothemburg | De tweede dag" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 30 August 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. "Les Jeux Internationaux de Gothembourg" (in French). Le Matin. 30 August 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
  8. Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
  9. "Bij de sportvrouwen | Te Stockholm" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 3 September 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.

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