Czech athlete (born 2000)
Nikoleta Jíchová (born 29 August 2000) is a Czech track and field athlete. She is a multiple national champion over 400m hurdles , and a European U23 Championships gold medalist.[ 1]
Career
Jíchova is coached by former Czech national champion hurdler Jindřich Šimánek.[ 2] [ 3] 100m hurdles before switching to the longer distance of 400m hurdles in 2020.[ 4]
2021
In Zlín in June 2021, Jíchová won the senior 400m hurdles at the 2021 Czech Athletics Championships .[ 5] 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay .
2022
The following year Jíchová retained the Czech national title over 400m hurdles, at the Czech Championships held in June 2022 in Hodonín .[ 6] 2022 European Championships held in Munich , Germany.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
2023
Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she qualified for the semi-finals.[ 10]
2024
On 10 June 2024, she ran a personal best 54.59 seconds to qualify for the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome . In the final, she finished fourth overall in a time of 54.91 seconds.[ 11] [ 12] 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[ 13]
Personal life
Jíchová has done modelling work, and featured on magazine covers in her homeland. She attributed this to an increase in her social media followers .[ 14] [ 15]
References
^ "Nikoleta Jíchová" . World Athletics . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .^ "PHOTO STORIES FROM CAMP #3: NIKOLETA JÍCHOVÁ" . Atletika.cz . December 26, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023 .^ "Jíchová" . Atletika.cz . Retrieved 1 June 2023 .^ Kučera, Stanislav (August 17, 2022). "Relief and euphoria. Jíchová for victory in the start and fun obstacles" . idnes.cz . Retrieved 1 June 2023 . ^ "Women's 400 metres hurdles ― Final" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Athletics Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-14.^ "Když k MS chybí sedm bodů. Nadějná atletka doplatila na přísný systém" . idnes.cz . 1 July 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .^ "I knew I had to kick it in the first lane, says hurdler Jíchová after the winning run" . Irozhlas.cz . 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023 .^ "Suverénní Jíchová létala nad překážkami, v semifinále jsou i Müller s Tučkem" . 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023 .^ Kučera, Stanislav (August 18, 2022). "Personal record of motivation. I'm like a fly, I need to get stronger, says Jíchova" . ^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023" . Watch Athletics . 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine on Day 4 of European Athletics Championships in Rome" . Watch Athletics . 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 .^ "European Athletics Championships" . World Athletics . 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024 .^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics" . Watch Athletics . 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024 .^ Hašek, Martin (June 2, 2021). "Obstacle runner Jíchová: She was proud of the photos, now she wants to beat Hejnová" . isport.blesk.cz . Retrieved 1 June 2023 . ^ "The athlete Jíchová is dating the former Hejnové: At Slavia, she has the opposite side" . iSport.cz . November 2, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023 .
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