Zdeňka Šilhavá
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Zdeňka Šilhavá (born 15 June 1954) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on August 26, 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres. That mark still is the national record.
Šilhavá represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in sixth place (67.84 metres) in the women's discus, and in eleventh place in the women's shot put event (18.86 metres).
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| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Irina Meszynski |
Women's Discus World Record Holder August 26, 1984 – July 9, 1988 |
Succeeded by Gabriele Reinsch |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Galina Savinkova |
Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1984 |
Succeeded by Galina Savinkova |
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