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Veronika Novotná

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Veronika Novotná
Personal information
Born (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)
Příbram, Czech Republic
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Székesfehérvár Relay

Veronika Novotná (born 11 November 2000) is a Czech modern pentathlete. She was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Life

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Novotná was born on 11 November 2000 in Příbram.[1] She was a swimmer at PK Příbram before focusing on modern pentathlon.[2]

Career

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Novotná won silver at the 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Albena in Bulgaria in May 2022.[3] She won bronze at the 2022 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in the women's relay alongside Karolina Křenková.[4]

She reached the final of the 2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Budapest.[5] She placed fourth in the mixed relay at the 2024 European Championships in July 2024.[6]

She qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics through her world ranking.[7] In August 2024, she competed at the Games in Paris.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Veronika Novotná" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moderní pětibojařka Veronika Novotná se chystá na olympiádu do Paříže". pribram.cz (in Czech). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "UIPM 2022 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP ALBENA: JUN (KOR) IN A WORLD OF HIS OWN". uipmworld.org. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Moderní pětibojařky Veronika Novotná a Karolína Křenková získaly bronz v závodu štafet žen na mistrovství Evropy v Székesfehérváru". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Moderní pětibojařky Hlaváčková i Novotná se dostaly na SP v Budapešti do finále". sport.cz (in Czech). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Pětibojaři Novotná a Tůma se na ME připravili na střelnici o medaili v mixu". sport.cz (in Czech). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Na OH pojedou čtyři moderní pětibojaři, Hlaváčkovou doplní Novotná, Vlach, Grycz". ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Hlaváčková postoupila do pětibojařského finále. Šanci má i Novotná". Czech Television. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Pětibojařka Novotná je po první soutěži čtvrtá, mužům se v šermu nedařilo". iDNES.cz. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.