Daniela Bártová
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Daniela Bártová-Břečková (ˈdanɪjɛla ˈbaːrtovaː ˈbr̝ɛtʃkovaː) (born 6 May 1974) is a retired Czech
athlete. She was born in Ostrava
. Originally a gymnast
, her coach persuaded her to be a pole vault
er. She set nine world records in the mid-1990s, but she lost it on 4 November 1995 to Sun Caiyun
and was unable to recapture it. Her personal best is 4.51 m (Bratislava
, Slovakia
, 9 June 1998).
Despite her success she only won one international medal, a silver medal at the 1998 European Indoor Championships
.
Bártová is married to flatwater canoer
Jan Břečka
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
athlete. She was born in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
. Originally a gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, her coach persuaded her to be a pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er. She set nine world records in the mid-1990s, but she lost it on 4 November 1995 to Sun Caiyun
Sun Caiyun
Sun Caiyun 孙彩云 is a former pole vaulter from PR China, who was one of the leading athletes in her discipline in the early 1990s. She became the first official world record holder, jumping 4.05 meters on May 21, 1992 in Nanjing, China.-References:*...
and was unable to recapture it. Her personal best is 4.51 m (Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, 9 June 1998).
Despite her success she only won one international medal, a silver medal at the 1998 European Indoor Championships
1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships
The 25th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 1998 at the Palace of Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-External links:* - Athletix...
.
Bártová is married to flatwater canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
Jan Břečka
Jan Brecka
Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....
.
World records
- 4.12 m - Duisburg, Germany, 18 June 1995
- 4.13 m - Wesel, Germany, 24 June 1995
- 4.14 m - Gateshead, England, 2 July 1995
- 4.15 m - Ostrava, Czech Republic, 6 July 1995
- 4.16 m - Feldkirch, Austria, 14 July 1995
- 4.17 m - Feldkirch, Austria, 15 July 1995
- 4.20 m - Cologne, Germany, 18 August 1995
- 4.21 m - Linz, Austria, 22 August 1995
- 4.22 m - Salgotarjan, Hungary, 11 September 1995