Milena Strnadová

Milena Strnadová (née Matejkovicová; born 23 May 1961 in Ústí nad Labem) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 400 metres and 800 metres events.

Milena Strnadová
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
1983 Helsinki4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
1982 Athens4 × 400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
1984 Gothenburg800 m

She enjoyed international success in her early twenties with silver medal wins behind East German opposition as part of the Czechoslovak women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, first at the 1982 European Athletics Championships (alongside Věra Tylová, Taťána Kocembová and Jarmila Kratochvílová) and then at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics (where Zuzana Moravčíková replaced Tylová).[1] At the latter event the team set a Czechoslovak national record of 3:20.32 minutes, which still stands as the Czech record.[2]

Competing individually, Strnadová reached two major outdoor finals in the 800 m, placing seventh at the 1983 World Championships and fifth at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.[3] Her greatest individual achievement was at the 1984 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she won a gold medal in the 800 m with a championship record time of 1:59.52 minutes. This remained as the record for 18 years before being bettered by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak in 2002.[4] She was runner-up to her world record-breaking compatriot Kratochvílová at the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final,[5] and won full points for her country at the European Cup B Final in 1991.[6] Her last international appearances were as semi-finalist at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

She was a four-time national champion covering three disciplines, winning the 800 m (twice) and 400 m at the national indoor championships and having her sole outdoor title over 1500 metres in 1989.[7][8]

Personal bests

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.17
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.32 NR
7th 800 m 2:01.72
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 800 m 1:59.52 CR
1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final Rome, Italy 2nd 800 m 2:00.09
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 5th 800 m 1:58.89
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 4th 800 m 1:57.90
1991 European Cup B-final Barcelona, Spain 1st 800 m 2:01.48
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th (semis) 800 m 2:00.47
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 5th (semis) 800 m 2:04.16

National titles

See also

References
  1. Milena Strnadova. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  2. Rekordy (in Czech). Cesky Atleticky Svaz. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  3. Milena Strnadova. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  4. European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  5. IAAF Grand Prix. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  6. European Cup B Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  7. Czechslovak Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
  8. Czechoslovak Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
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