Hana Říčná

Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968 in Brno) is a former artistic gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the team final and 29th in the all-around final.[1] She won two medals at the World Championships, a silver on beam in 1983[2] and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985.[3] She also won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships.[4]

Hana Říčná
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Born	20 December 1968 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Residence	Coventry, Rhode Island
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Gym	Zbrojovka Brno
Head coach(es)	Radek and Drahomira Kriz
Eponymous skills	Ricna (uneven bars)
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia World Championships 1983 Budapest Beam 1985 Montreal Uneven Bars European Championships 1985 Helsinki Beam Friendship Games 1984 Olomouc All-around 1984 Olomouc Beam 1984 Olomouc Team

Říčná moved to the United States in 1994 and is the head coach at Rise Gymnastics in Coventry, Rhode Island.[5] Her son, David Jessen,[6] is an elite gymnast who represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Eponymous Skills

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty
Uneven Bars	Ricna	Stalder to counter reversed straddled hecht over high bar	E

References

1. "Hana Říčná". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "1983 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
3. "1985 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
4. "1985 European Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 21 November 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
5. "Hana Ricna". Rise Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
6. "Hana Ricna (CSSR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
7. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4266:ig-online-interview-david-jessen-czech-republic&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168