Jarmila Kratochvílová
Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjarmɪla ˈkratoxviːlovaː]; born 26 January 1951 insyd Golčův Jeníkov)[1] be Czechoslovak former track den field athlete.[2] She win de 400 metres den 800 metres for de 1983 World Championships, wey she set world record insyd de 400 m.[3]
Insyd 1983, she set de world record for de 800 metres, wich still dey stand wey ebe currently de longest-standing world record insyd athletics. Two athletes per, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya (2008), den Caster Semenya of South Africa (2018), cam within second of Kratochvílová ein mark since na dem set am.[4]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Insyd 1983, Kratochvílová break de 800 m world record plus time of 1:53.28. For de World Championships shortly afterwards, she set world record of 47.99 seconds make she win de 400 m.[5]
Na Kratochvílová ein 1983 400-metre world record of 47.99 seconds stand for two years til na ein great rival Marita Koch break am insyd 1985. Koch ein 400-metre world record of 47.60 seconds still dey stand insyd 2024. Kratochvílová ein world record for indoor track—49.59—stand til 19 February 2023 wen Femke Bol from de Netherlands break de 400-meter indoor world record plus time of 49.26.[6][7][8] Koch den Kratochvílová be de only women per wey break de 48-second barrier insyd laned 400-metre outdoor race.[6] Ein 800-metre world record be de longest-standing unshared track record insyd men anaa women's athletics, wey 1996 Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova describe am as ".. very fast. It's impossible for women to run so fast. It will last for 100 years."[9]
Na Kratochvílová be late developer, she no break 53 seconds give de 400 metres til na she be 27, den na she be 32 wen she set ein world records.[10]
Allegations of drug use
[edit | edit source]Ein remarkably fast times den ein atypical muscular physique[11] spawn rumors of illegal drug use.[12] Na Kratochvílová maintain ein innocence, wey although insyd 2006 de Prague newspaper Mladá fronta DNES claim dem uncover doping program run by de government of Czechoslovakia, na der be no link to Kratochvílová despite she be ein country ein highest-profile athlete.[13] She den ein coach of 20 years, Miroslav Kvac, maintain say na ebe rigorous training den high doses of vitamin B12 wey account for ein records, claim dem treat plus scepticism by several anti-doping campaigners.[14] Insyd 2017, she criticize proposal by European Athletics make dem remove suspicion about drug-taking by make dem void all world records set before 2005.[14]
Post-retirement
[edit | edit source]Since ein retirement, Kratochvílová job as athletics coach den plus de Czech national team.[15]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jarmila Kratochvílová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Jarmila Kratochvílová". databaseolympics.com. Roto Sports. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Jarmila Kratochvílová". sporting-heroes.net. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Senior outdoor 800 metres women» All time best". IAAF. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p.128. ISBN 978-0-8108-7985-0. LCCN 2011048496.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "400 Metres - women - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ↑ "Bol breaks world indoor 400m record with 49.26 in Apeldoorn | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ "Femke Bol breaks oldest world record in track - Track and Field". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ↑ Rogers, Iain (24 November 2012). "Russians could break 800m record, Kratochvilova says". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Turnbull, Simon (4 September 2010). "After a quarter of a century, Koch remains untouchable". The Independent. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ McClelland, Edward (25 August 2011). "Unbreakable: The women's track and field record book needs to be expunged". Slate.
broad-shouldered […] more like a middleweight boxer's than that of a middle-distance runner
- ↑ Wharton, David (4 August 2009). "Doping at the L.A. Games? Ignorance was bliss". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Gillon, Doug (30 July 2013). "With clear evidence of doping comes every justification for deleting records". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Track's Most Resilient (and Suspect) Record Is in Danger". New York Times. 15 June 2017. p. SR1.
- ↑ "30 Years On". IAAF. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
External links
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Jarmila Kratochvílová.
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Women's 400 metres World Record holder
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