Lenka Valešová

Lenka Valešová (née Ledvinová; born 11 August 1985) is a Czech hammer thrower. She has represented the Czech Republic at the Summer Olympics, World Athletics Championships, European Athletics Championships and twice at the Summer Universiade.

Lenka Valešová
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1985-08-11) August 11, 1985
Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportTrack and field, weightlifting
Event(s)Hammer thrower
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 70.51 m (May 2009, Sušice)
Medal record
Women's athletics
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 Debrecen Hammer throw
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2007 Bangkok Hammer throw
Updated on 1 September 2012.

Biography

Valešová was born on 11 August 1985 in Domažlice.[1]

Career

She finished sixth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2]

Ledvinová improved the Czech national record three times. Her personal best throw is 70.51 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Sušice.[3] She was selected to represent her country at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, and competed in qualifying only.

She switched sports to Olympic weightlifting in 2010 and won the national championship and set a national record in the clean and jerk for +90kg category, with a lift of 96 kg. She fell to fifth place at the 2011 national championships.[4] She returned her focus to athletics and won a fifth hammer throw title at the 2020 Czech Athletics Championships.[5]

Competition record
Representing  Czech Republic
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 15th (q) 55.50 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 43rd (q) 47.65 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th 60.18 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 32nd (q) 60.85 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 2nd 67.63 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 21st (q) 66.57 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 66.41 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 26th (q) 67.17 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 11th 65.53 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 36th (q) 62.92 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 20th (q) 60.74 m

National titles

See also

References
  1. "Lenka Ledvinová". Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  2. "Lenka Ledvinová". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. "Kladivářka Ledvinová jako první Češka přehodila hranici 70 metrů". Sport.cz (in Czech). 2009-05-02.
  4. Hodnocení mistrovství ČR mužů, žen a do 23 let 2011. vzpirani. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  5. "Mistrovství ČR mužů a žen na dráze Plzeň (8. - 9. 8. 2020)". atletika.cz. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. "Lenka Ledvinová". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. "Lenka Ledvinová". World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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