Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová

Pavla Hamáčková married Rybová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavla ˈɦamaːtʃkovaː ˈrɪbovaː] ⓘ) (born 20 May 1978 in Chomutov) is a Czech pole vaulter.

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová

Pavla Hamáčková in Potsdam, 2005
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 HelsinkiPole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 LisbonPole vault
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma Pole vault

Biography

She finished 11th place overall in the final of the 2004 Summer Olympics pole vault competition.[1]

In 2001, she won the IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medal after securing a new games record of 4.56 metres.[1]

In 2005, she won bronze at the World Championships in Finland.[1]

Pavla Hamáčková married decathlete Jiří Ryba in 2006.[1] On 14 February 2007 she improved Czech record to 464 cm in Bydgoszcz, Poland, only to be overcome just two hours later by Kateřina Baďurová's 465 cm in Prague, Czech Republic.

References
  1. "Biography: Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová". International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.


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