Štepánka Kucerová|
| Born | (1908-02-18)18 February 1908 |
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| Died | 21 January 1999(1999-01-21) (aged 90) |
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| Country | Czechoslovakia |
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| Sport | Track and field athletics |
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| Event(s) | sprint, middle-distance, discus throw |
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| Club | Achilles Brno (1925)
AC Moravská Slavia Brno (from 1926) |
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Štepánka Kucerová with marriage name Nádvorníková (18 February 1908 - 21 January 1999) was a Czechoslovak track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics.[1] She won a bronze medal at the second Women's World Games in 1926.
Biography
Kucerová was born in 1908. She was a member of “Achilles Brno" in Brno in 1925 and of SK Moravská Slavia from 1926.[2][3]
In 1926, she represented Czechoslovakia at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She won the bronze medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Ludmila Sychrová, Zdena Smolová and Marie Vidláková.[4] She finished fifth in the 1000 metres event.[5]
She won the 1000 metres event at the 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match in a new national record of 3:23.8.[6][7] She represented her country also at other international competitions, including at the 1926 Stockholm international women's athletics meeting.[8] She also competed at the 1930 Women's World Games.[9]
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