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'''Anna Pichrtová''' (born May 19, 1973 in [[Trenčín]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) is a [[professional]] long distance runner.<ref name="bio">[http://www.mountainrunningteam.com/bios/bio.php?id=29 La Sportiva Team bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027100509/http://www.mountainrunningteam.com/bios/bio.php?id=29 |date=October 27, 2007 }}, Mountainrunningteam.com</ref> |
'''Anna Pichrtová''' (born May 19, 1973 in [[Trenčín]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) is a [[professional]] long distance runner.<ref name="bio">[http://www.mountainrunningteam.com/bios/bio.php?id=29 La Sportiva Team bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027100509/http://www.mountainrunningteam.com/bios/bio.php?id=29 |date=October 27, 2007 }}, Mountainrunningteam.com</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:37, 17 September 2018
Anna Pichrtová (born May 19, 1973 in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia) is a professional long distance runner.[1]
Biography
In 2004, she finished 28th in the Women's marathon at the Athens Olympics, and the following year placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki,[2] as well as winning the inaugural edition of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria.[3] She has also won the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire six times,[4] the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia five times,[1] and in 2006 was victorious at the European Mountain Running Championships in Malé Svatoňovice,[1] the Grand Prix,[1] and the Cinq 4000s at Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland (four times 2006-2009).[5]
In 2007, she won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy.[6] She twice won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge, in 2008 (Three Peaks Race) and 2009 (Soll-Kaisermarathon).
In late 2006 Pichrtová was injured in a van accident in Nigeria while returning to the Obudu Ranch,[7] and suffered fractures to one arm and both clavicles. After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007.[8]
Anna is married from November 11, 2010 with Samuel Straka and her new name is Anna Strakova.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Czech Republic
| |||||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | Marathon | 2:37:39 |
References
- ^ a b c d La Sportiva Team bio Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Mountainrunningteam.com
- ^ Marathon results Archived November 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, IAAF website
- ^ Dubois (AUS) wins the worlds richest mountain race. World Mountain Running Association. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
- ^ "Eric Blake from Connecticut and Anna Pichrtova from the Czech Republic triumphant at Mount Washington in 2006" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, John Stifler, Cool Running, June 17, 2007
- ^ "Sierre-Zinal - classement", official website
- ^ "De Gasperi and Pichrtova triumph - World Mountain Running Trophy", Danny Hughes, IAAF, September 15, 2007
- ^ Hughes, Danny (2006-11-25). Kibiwott, Rehima victorious at Obudu Ranch Mountain Race. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
- ^ "Pichrtova completes her long uphill climb" Archived September 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, John Stifler, Concord Monitor, June 17, 2007
External links
- Anna Pichrtová at World Athletics
- "Athlete Training Tip - Anna Pichrtova", Mountainrunning.com
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Trenčín
- Czech mountain runners
- Czech female long-distance runners
- Czechoslovak female long-distance runners
- Czech female marathon runners
- Czechoslovak female marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the Czech Republic
- Czech expatriates in Nigeria