Hana Benešová

Hana Benešová
Personal information
Born	19 April 1975; Čáslav, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	AC Čáslav

Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in Čáslav[1]) is a retired Czech sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993. In addition, she won three medals at the 1997 European U23 Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Czechoslovakia
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	100 m	11.78
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	4th	200 m	23.94
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	400 m	53.39
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.02
Representing the Czech Republic
1993	European Junior Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	1st	100 m	11.56
			2nd	200 m	23.53
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	36th (h)	100 m	11.72
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.94
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	11th (h)	60 m	7.38
	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	200 m	23.67
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	400 m	52.60
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (sf)	400 m	53.66
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.95
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (h)	200 m	23.87
	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.27
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.27
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	6th (B)	400 m	52.23
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (qf)	400 m	51.30
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.99
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th (sf)	400 m	52.75
	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.47
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	200 m	22.57
			2nd	400 m	51.82
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.83
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	25th (qf)	200 m	23.34
			25th (h)	400 m	52.74
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.73
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	19th (h)	200 m	29.03
	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	6th	400 m	54.89
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	26th (h)	200 m	24.04
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.54
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	41st (h)	200 m	23.84
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.82
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	29th (qf)	400 m	52.70
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.17

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.45 (-0.4 m/s) (Jablonec nad Nisou 1993)
200 metres – 22.57 (+1.7 m/s) (Turku 1997)
400 metres – 51.18 (Prague 1997)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.38 (Paris 1994)
200 metres – 23.15 (Vienna 1997)
400 metres – 52.12 (Prague 1997)

References

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[1] Sports-Reference profile

[2] Hana Benešová at World Athletics