Lenka Radová

Lenka Radová-Zemanová (born 9 October 1979 in Plzeň) is a triathlete from the Czech Republic, who competed at two Olympic games (2004 in Athens, and 2008 in Beijing).[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Radová-Zemanová finished in twenty-sixth place for the women's triathlon with a total time of 2:09:54. Meanwhile, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Radová-Zemanová started out of the competition by maintaining her pace in the swimming leg of the women's event. Finishing in twenty-fourth place at both swimming and first transition phases, Radová-Zemanová had moved her way into a small group of competitors chasing the breakaways of the 40-km cycling race, until she crashed her bike and did not finish the race.

Lenka Radová
Personal information
Full nameLenka Radová-Zemanová
Born (1979-10-09) 9 October 1979
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
ClubOlympo Elite Team Brno
TeamEKOL Elite Triathlon Team
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
ITU Triathlon World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Madeira Elite
Silver medal – second place 2002 Tiszaújváros Elite

At the peak of her career, Radová-Zemanová took part in more than 50 ITU and ETU competitions, and had achieved twenty-nine top-ten finishes.[2] Her best results happened in 2002, when she claimed two silver medals at the ITU World Triathlon Cup in Madeira, Portugal, and in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lenka Radová-Zemanová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. "Results for Lenka Zemanova". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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