Kateřina Cachová
Kateřina Cachová | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 26th February 1990 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Ostrava , Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 171 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Heptathlon , pentathlon , long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 6337 points 4506 points 6.40 m |
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status | active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: May 14, 2017 |
Kateřina Cachová (born February 26, 1990 in Ostrava , ČSSR ) is a Czech heptathlete .
Athletic career
In 2005 Kateřina Cachová took part for the first time in a major international event, the World Youth Championships in Marrakech , where she was eleventh. In 2006 she was 15th at the Junior World Championships . In 2007 she secured the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in her hometown of Ostrava with a new world junior year high of 5641 points . Two years later she secured the silver medal at the Junior European Championships . 2010 was her first participation in the European Championships in Barcelona, which she finished in 17th place.
In 2011 she won the silver medal again at the U23 European Championships in Ostrava. Just a few weeks later, she won the bronze medal at the World Student Games and qualified for the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea , where she was 21.
After a break of several years, she took part in the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland , where she finished eighth. At the European Championships in Amsterdam in July 2016 , she finished sixth. With her performance, she also qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where she finished 24th . At the 10th TNT Express Meeting in Kladno, Czech Republic, she improved her record by 9 points to 6337 points and thus qualified for the World Championships in London.
She is also multiple Czech national champion in heptathlon, long jump and in the 100 meter hurdles.
Personal best
- Heptathlon: 6337 points, June 19, 2017, Kladno
discipline | Result | Points |
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100 m hurdles | 13.28 s | 1083 |
high jump | 1.68 m | 830 |
Shot put | 13.17 m | 739 |
200 m | w 24.24 s | 958 |
Long jump | w 6.51 m | 1010 |
Javelin throw | 46.75 m | 797 |
800 m | 2: 13.05 min | 920 |
- Pentathlon (hall): 4506 points, February 13, 2016, Prague
discipline | Result | Points |
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60 m hurdles | 8.30 s | 1061 |
high jump | 1.84 m | 1029 |
Shot put | 11.67 m | 639 |
Long jump | 6.28 m | 937 |
800 m | 2: 18.78 min | 851 |
Web links
- Kateřina Cachová in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cachová, Kateřina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech heptathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostrava |