Jana Pechanová

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Jana Pechanová
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Rakovník, Czechoslovakia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 5 km open water
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 10 km open water
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 800 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place Mallorca 1999 400 free
Silver medal – second place Mallorca 1999 800 free
Silver medal – second place Beijing 2001 800 free
Bronze medal – third place Beijing 2001 1500 free

Jana Pechanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈpɛxanovaː]; born March 3, 1981[1] in Rakovník, Czechoslovakia)[2] is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she in 19th in the 10 km open water marathon.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished 9th in the same event.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Czech) Pechanová's entry Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from sportovci.cz; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Pechanová's entry Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com; retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Marathon - 10 km women Results - Olympic marathon-swimming".