Jana Pechanová

Jana Pechanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈpɛxanovaː]; born March 3, 1981[1] in Rakovník, Czechoslovakia)[2] is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.

Jana Pechanová
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981
Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 5 km open water
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 10 km open water
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 800 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second placeMallorca 1999400 free
Silver medal – second placeMallorca 1999800 free
Silver medal – second placeBeijing 2001800 free
Bronze medal – third placeBeijing 20011500 free

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she in 19th in the 10 km open water marathon.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 9th in the same event.[3]

References
  1. (in Czech) Pechanová's entry Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from sportovci.cz; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. Pechanová's entry Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. "London 2012 Marathon - 10 km women Results - Olympic marathon-swimming".


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