Taťána Kocembová
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| Full name | Taťána Kocembová | |||||||||||||||
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2 May 1962 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taťána Kocembová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtacaːna ˈkotsembovaː]; born 2 May 1962 in Ostrava) is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was the 1983 World Championship silver medal in a personal best time of 48.59s. That time still ranks as the number 10 time and number 5 individual ever (behind race winner, Czechoslovakian teammate Jarmila Kratochvílová, number 2 in both categories).[1] She also won the 1984 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She also holds the world best for the unofficial distance of 500 metres.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 48.59 PB |
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st |
References
- ↑ 400 metres women All Time. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-09-28.
External links
- Taťána Kocembová profile at IAAF
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