Eva Šuranová
Eva Šuranová , b. Kucman (* 24. April 1946 in Ózd , County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén , Hungary , † 31 December 2016 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak athlete who - for the CSSR starting - 1965 was active until the 1975th
Already under her birth name Kucmanová she was successful in long jump , sprint , hurdles and pentathlon . In her strongest discipline, the long jump, she became vice European champion. In addition, until today (2006) she is the only Slovak athlete who could win a medal at the Olympic Games. With a height of 1.72 m, her competition weight was 58 kg.
Eva Šuranová last lived in Bratislava .
successes
National championship title
- 1965: Long jump 6.13 m
- 1966: Long jump 6.20 m
- 1967: Long jump 6.33 m and pentathlon
- 1968: Long jump 6.25 m and 100 m hurdles 14.3 seconds.
- 1969: Long jump 6.48 m and 100 m hurdles 13.6 seconds.
- 1972: long jump 6.54 m
- 1974: long jump 6.56 m
- 1975: Long jump 6.38 m and 100 m 11.6 seconds.
International placements
- European Indoor Games 1966 Dortmund: Bronze with the 4x1 round relay
- European Indoor Games 1967 Prague: Silver with the 4x1 round relay
- European Championships 1969 Athens : Seventh in the long jump with 6.21 m
- Olympic Summer Games 1972 Munich : BRONZE with 6.67 m (Czechoslovak record) behind Heide Rosendahl with 6.78 m and Bulgarian Diana Jorgowa with 6.77 m
- European Championships 1974 Rome : SILVER with 6.65 m behind the Hungarian Ilona Bruzsenyák with 6.65 m and in front of the Finnish Pirkko Helenius with 6.59 m
Web links
- http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/tch.htm
- Eva Šuranová in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Šuranová, Eva |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kucman, Eva (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ózd , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 2016 |
| Place of death | Bratislava |