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Andrea Farkasova

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Classification
F38

Further personal information

Residence
Brno, CZE
Occupation
Production Worker
Languages
English
Higher education
Economics - F.D. Roosevelt Business Academy: Brno, CZE

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 1997 at age 19 in Brno.
Why this sport?
"There was an athletics club at school, so I gave it a try."
Club / Team
TJ NOLA: Teplice, CZE
Name of coach
Gabriela Málková
Coach from which country?
Czech Republic
Coach from what year?
2003

International debut

Year
1999
Competing for
Czech Republic
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Nottingham

General interest

Hobbies
Listening to music, reading. (handisport.cz, 16 Oct 2009; Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the javelin at the 2002 World Championship in Lille, France. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Most influential person in career
Coach Gabriela Málková. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"What does not kill you makes you stronger." (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Impairment
He has polio. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F37-38 Final Round 2
Women's Javelin F35-38 Final Round 1
Women's Discus Throw F37-38 Final Round 11
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F35/36/38 Final Round 2
Women's Discus Throw F35/36/38 Final Round 14
Women's Shot Put F38 Final Round 6
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F35-38 Final Round 9
Women's Discus Throw F35/36/38 Final Round 13
Women's Shot Put F37/38 Final Round 12
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F35-38 Final Round 18