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Kateřina Novotná
Personal information
Born (1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 (age 40)
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportShort track speed skating
Long track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4 (1500m)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Czech Republic
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dresden Overall
Silver medal – second place 2009 Turin Overall

Kateřina Novotná (born 12 August 1984) is a Czech short-track speed-skater and long track speed skater.

Long track speed skating

As a long track speed skater she was, who was active between 1995 and 2016.[1]

As a junior she became national champion in 1997 (allround) and in 2005 (500 metres). At elite level she won the bronze medal at the 2009 Czech Allround Championships.[2] She represented her nation at the 2011 European Speed Skating Championships, finishing 19th overall.[2] She also competed at other international competitions, including at ISU Speed Skating World Cups.[2]

Personal records

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 41,09 18.11.2015 Salt Lake City
1000 m 1.19,41 21.11.2010 Calgary
1500 m 2.01,50 17.10.2015 Salt Lake City
3000 m 4.19,88 03.10.2015 Salt Lake City

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Short track speed skating

Novotná competed at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for the Czech Republic. In 2002, she finished fourth in her opening round race of both the 500 metres and the 1000 metres, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres she finished third in her first race, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance further.

In 2006, she finished third in her opening round race of the 1000 metres, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres she finished third in the opening round, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance. In the 500 metres she finished second in her opening round heat, won her quarterfinal, then placed fourth in her semifinal to advance to the B Final. She placed 3rd in the B Final, and 6th overall, her best Olympic result.

In 2010, she finished fourth in the first round of the 1000 metres, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres, she finished third in the opening heat, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she was disqualified. In the 500 metres, she finished second in her opening round heat, then third in her quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals.[4]

As of 2013, Novotná's best finish at the World Championships is 5th, in the 500 metres in 2009, when she came 11th in the 500 metres. She also won a gold medal as a member of the Czech relay team at the 2010 European Championships.[5]

As of 2013, Novotná has one ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finish, a bronze in the 1500 metres in 2006–07 at Changchun. Her top World Cup ranking is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.[5]

World Cup Podiums

[5]

Date Season Location Rank Event
22 October 2006 2006–07 Changchun 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1500m

References

  1. ^ "SpeedSkatingStats.com". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews". www.speedskatingnews.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Skaters: Kateřina Novotná". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  5. ^ a b c "ISU Biography".
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