Barbora SPOTAKOVA

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 08 August 2017

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Tuesday, 30 June 1981
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Jablonec, Czech Rep.

INTERNATIONAL
Czech Republic
- Event(s)
  Javelin
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2012 & 2008 Gold Javelin, 2016 bronze javelin.
  Worlds: 2017 & 2007 Gold Javelin, 2011 & 2009 silver Javelin, 2019 9th.javelin.
  European: 2014 Gold Javelin, 2006 silver Javelin, 2020 & 2010 bronze Javelin.

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Barbora SPOTAKOVA - Czech Republic - World javelin champion in 2017 (and 2007)

Ten years after her previous gold medal performance Barbora Špotáková
repeated her victory in Osaka by winning in London 2017. The photo above
is of her about to take her last throw in the final (64.75m) having already
won the event with her second throw of 66.76 metres.

2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.

Women's Javelin Throw Final.

1.	SPOTAKOVA	Barbora	Czech Republic (CZE)	66.76
2.	LINGWEI	Li	China (CHN)	66.25	PB
3.	HUIHUI	Lu	China (CHN)	65.26
4.	KOLAK	Sara	Croatia (CRO)	64.95
5.	TUGSUZ	Eda	Turkey (TUR)	64.52
6.	KHALADOVICH	Tatsiana	Belarus (BLR)	64.05
7.	MOLITOR	Katharina	Germany (GER	63.75
8.	SHIYING	Liu	China (CHN)	63.84