Eva Glesková

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Eva Glesková (born Lehocká; born July 26, 1943 in Zvolen ) is a former Slovak sprinter who competed for Czechoslovakia .

At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, Glesková reached the semi-finals over 100 m and over 200 m . In 1966 she won bronze in the 4-by-160-meter relay at the European Indoor Games in Dortmund . She did not take part in the semi-finals over 60 m . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest, she was fourth over 100 m , sixth over 200 m and was eliminated in the 4-by-100-meter relay in the preliminary run. At the European Indoor Games in 1967 in Prague, she won silver in the 4-by-150-meter relay and was disqualified with the Czechoslovak team in the 1500-meter relay.

In 1968 she was eliminated from the Olympic Games over 100 m in the semi-finals and over 200 m in the preliminary run. Over 100 m she was seventh at the European Championships in Athens in 1969 and eighth at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

She was Czechoslovakian champion over 100 m six times (1964, 1966–1969, 1972) and seven times over 200 m (1962–1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972).

Personal bests

  • 100 m: 11.0 s, July 1, 1972, Budapest (former world record)
  • 200 m: 23.4 s, 1972

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personal data
SURNAME Glesková, Eva
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lehocká, Eva (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Zvolen