Šárka Kašpárková
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| Medal record | |||
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| Women's athletics | |||
Competitor for  Czech Republic |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Triple jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1997 Athens | Triple jump | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1997 Paris | Triple jump | |
| Bronze | 1999 Maebashi | Triple jump | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | 1998 Budapest | Triple jump | |
| European Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 1996 Stockholm | Triple jump | |
| Silver | 1998 Valencia | Triple jump | |
Šárka Kašpárková (pronounced [ˈʃaːrka ˈkaʃpaːrkovaː]) (born May 20, 1971 in Karviná) is a Czech athlete, competing in the 100 m hurdles, high, long, and triple jumps. The 1.86m tall 36-year-old is currently a sports instructor.
Kašpárková started her professional athletics career as a high jumper. She won the bronze medal in the European Athletics Junior Championships and participated in the 1992 Olympics. When the female triple jump was introduced to the IAAF competitions, she moved to this discipline as one of the first competitors. In triple jump she was third in the 1996 Olympics and in 1997 she won the World Championships . She is married to her coach Michal Pogány, and they have a daughter, Tereza.
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Preceded by Inessa Kravets |
Women's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 1997 |
Succeeded by Iva Prandzheva |
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