Iveta Miculyčová

Iveta Miculyčová (born 15 September 2005) is a Czech BMX cyclist. In 2022 she became the European Champion in Freestyle Park and won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships.

Iveta Miculyčová
Personal information
Full nameIveta Miculyčová
Born (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportFreestyle BMX,
Medal record
Women's freestyle BMX
Representing  Czech Republic
Urban World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Abu DhabiFreestyle Park
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFreestyle Park
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichFreestyle Park
Gold medal – first place2023 KrzeszowiceFreestyle Park

Early life

Miculyčová is from Kostelec nad Orlicí in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. In 2018 a skatepark was built in her hometown and her parents bought her a BMX for Christmas.[1] She also played football and made it to the under-15 national team and received an offer to play from Sparta Prague but her mother preferred her to stay at home and finish her education.[2]

Career

Miculyčová became the first Czech rider to complete a back flip in competition. She won the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich, Germany, in August 2022, triumphing over a field that included Olympic medalists Charlotte Worthington and Nikita Ducarroz. This win came about despite Miculyčová suffering a hematoma in her thigh which hampered her later runs in the competition.[3] She followed this up with bronze at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships held in Abu Dhabi.[4]

References
  1. "QUICK QUESTIONS WITH IVETA MICULYČOVÁ". thebloombmx. 17 August 2022.
  2. "Iveta Miculyčová, European BMX champion: My parents didn't want me to do freestyle". welovecycling.com. 15 August 2022.
  3. "European Freestyle BMX Champion Iveta Miculyčová: I do the backflip trick at least three times in every training session". sport.rozhlas.cz. 25 August 2022.
  4. "Urban Cycling World Championships 2022: Hannah Roberts wins fourth BMX freestyle park title". Olympics.com.
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