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Martina Kniezkova

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F51, F52

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began her athletic career in 1998.
Handedness
Right

General interest

Injuries
She developed an infection in her right leg prior to competing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing and had to be given intravenous antibiotics. (sport.cz, 20 Oct 2009)

She sustained an injury to her throwing hand in 2006, causing her to miss several months. (handisport.cz, 05 Sep 2006)
Other information
PASSING
She died in February 2015. (paralympic.cz, 26 Feb 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Discus Throw F51-54 Final Round 1
Women's Javelin F52-54 Final Round 2
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Discus Throw F32-34/51-53 Final Round 9
Women's Javelin F33/34/52/53 Final Round 12
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F33/34/52/53 Final Round 4
Women's Discus Throw F33/34/51-53 Final Round 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F33/34/52/53 Final Round 5
Women's Discus Throw F32-34/51-53 Final Round 1
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F33/34/52/53 Final Round 2
Women's Discus Throw F33/34/51-53 Final Round 1