Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
B1
Guide
Michal Prochazka [para-athletics]
Further personal information
Residence
Czech Republic
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, German, Latvian, Russian
Higher education
Law - Charles University: Prague, CZE
Sport specific information
Why this sport?
"I wanted to compete with others because it is such good fun."
Club / Team
ARTIS Sapporo: Prague, CZE
Name of coach
Matej Novotny [personal], CZE
General interest
Nicknames
Mirka (paralympic.cz, 19 Oct 2015)
Hobbies
Studying, travelling, reading, dancing, discovering new things. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Injuries
In 2008 and 2009 she had an Achilles tendon inflammation. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
In 1988 she suffered a retina detachment and concussion. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
In 1988 she suffered a retina detachment and concussion. (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"One minute you are high up, the next you are low down." (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Other sports
She has also competed in para-athletics, in which she won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (ceskatelevize.cz, 22 Jul 2013)
Other information
ILLNESS
She was diagnosed with bone cancer in her left arm in mid-2015 and underwent surgery in October that same year. (paralympic.cz, 19 Oct 2015)
She was diagnosed with bone cancer in her left arm in mid-2015 and underwent surgery in October that same year. (paralympic.cz, 19 Oct 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 1500 m T12 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 15 km Free Technique Visually impaired | Final Round | 10 | ||
Women's 10 km Free Technique B1-2 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Women's 5 km Classical Technique B2-3 | Final Round | 9 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 15 km Classical Technique B1-3 | Final Round | 14 | ||
Women's 5 km Free Technique B2-3 | Final Round | 11 | ||
Women's 5 km Classical Technique B2-3 | Final Round | 10 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T11 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Women's 800 m T12/13 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
Women's 1500 m T13 | Final Round | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 1500 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-23 | 3 | |
Women's 1500 m T12 | Final | 2011-01-25 | 4 | |
Women's 800 m T11 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-27 | 2 | |
Women's 800 m T11 | Final | 2011-01-29 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 200 m T11 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
Women's 400 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
Women's 400 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 4 | |
Women's 1500 m T12 | Final Round | 2012-09-04 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 800 m T11 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-20 | 3 | |
Women's 800 m T11 | Final 1 | 2013-07-21 | 3 | |
Women's 400 m T11 | Semifinal 2 | 2013-07-24 | 3 | |
Women's 400 m T11 | Final 1 | 2013-07-25 | 3 |