Jana Šikulová

Jana Šikulová (born July 2, 1988) is a Czech artistic gymnast. She is a multiple Czech national champion[1] and a 2006 European Championships silver medalist on uneven bars.

Jana Šikulová
Country represented	Czech Republic
Born	(1988-07-02) July 2, 1988 Brno
Residence	Brno
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Sokol Brno I
Head coach(es)	Stanislav Vyzina, Anita Vyzinová
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing  Czech Republic European Championships 2006 Volos Uneven Bars

She also won or medalled in multiple world cup events.[2]

Career

She was born in Brno. She started gymnastics aged six and reached the top of the Czech gymnastics despite having a vision impairment in her left eye.[3]

Šikulová followed the steps of fellow Brno gymnast Jana Komrsková, being nicknamed "Small Jana" to distinct her from Komrsková.[3]

Although being a top Czech gymnast for years, she did not make it into the olympic squad. Both in 2008 and 2012, she lost the internal Czech competition to Kristýna Pálešová.

In August 2014, Šikulová graduated from the Faculty of Sports Studies of Masaryk University with a Master's degree. She wrote her diploma thesis about the Yurchenko vault.[4]

References

1. "Šikulová, Jana". Interior Ministry of Czech Republic.
2. "Šikulová Jana". Czech Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
3. "Jana Sikulova : On the upswing". International Gymnast (August 2006).
4. "IG Online Interview: Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic)". International Gymnast.