Lenka Radová

Lenka Radová-Zemanová (born 9 October 1979 in Plzeň) is a triathlete from the Czech Republic, who competed at two Olympic games (2004 in Athens, and 2008 in Beijing).[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Radová-Zemanová finished in twenty-sixth place for the women's triathlon with a total time of 2:09:54. Meanwhile, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Radová-Zemanová started out of the competition by maintaining her pace in the swimming leg of the women's event. Finishing in twenty-fourth place at both swimming and first transition phases, Radová-Zemanová had moved her way into a small group of competitors chasing the breakaways of the 40-km cycling race, until she crashed her bike and did not finish the race.

Lenka Radová
Personal information
Full nameLenka Radová-Zemanová
Born (1979-10-09) 9 October 1979
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
ClubOlympo Elite Team Brno
TeamEKOL Elite Triathlon Team
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
ITU Triathlon World Cup
2002 Madeira Elite
2002 Tiszaújváros Elite

At the peak of her career, Radová-Zemanová took part in more than 50 ITU and ETU competitions, and had achieved twenty-nine top-ten finishes.[2] Her best results happened in 2002, when she claimed two silver medals at the ITU World Triathlon Cup in Madeira, Portugal, and in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lenka Radová-Zemanová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. "Results for Lenka Zemanova". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 12 November 2012.


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