Anna Pichrtová
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| Full name | Anna Pichrtová |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | 19 May 1973 |
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Anna Straková, earlier Pichrtová, née Baloghová (born 19 May 1973) is a Czech professional long distance runner.[1] She is a former winner of the World Mountain Running Trophy, as well as a two-time winner of the European Mountain Running Championships.
Career
[edit | edit source]Pichrtová was one of 41 athletes representing the Czech Republic at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[2] There she finished 11th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:37:39.[3]
In 2004, Pichrtová finished 28th in the women's marathon at the Athens Olympics, with a time of 2:40:58.[4] The same year she won the European Mountain Running Championships for the first time.[5]
The following year she placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki,[6] as well as winning the inaugural edition of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria.[7] She has also won the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire six times,[8] the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia five times,[1] and in 2006 was victorious at the European Mountain Running Championships in Malé Svatoňovice,[1] the Grand Prix,[1] and the Cinq 4000s at Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland (four times 2006-2009).[9]
In 2007, Pichrtová won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy.[10] She twice won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge, in 2008 (Three Peaks Race) and 2009 (Soll-Kaisermarathon).
In late 2006 Pichrtová was injured in a van accident in Nigeria while returning to the Obudu Ranch,[11] and suffered fractures to one arm and both clavicles. After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007.[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She was born Anna Baloghová and was later known by the surname Pichrtová, before changing her name to Anna Straková. She has a daughter named Leila.[13]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | Marathon | 2:37:39 |
| 2004 | Olympics | Athens, Greece | 28th | Marathon | 2:40:58 |
References
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External links
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Trenčín
- Athletes from the Trenčín Region
- Czech mountain runners
- Czech women long-distance runners
- Czechoslovak women long-distance runners
- Czech women marathon runners
- Czechoslovak women marathon runners
- Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic
- Czech expatriates in Nigeria
- World Mountain Running Championships winners
- World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships winners
- Czech Athletics Championships winners