Hana Říčná
Hana Říčná | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— Gymnast ♀ — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Brno, Czechoslovakia | 20 December 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Coventry, Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Zbrojovka Brno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Radek and Drahomira Kriz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968 in Brno) is a former artistic gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the team final and 29th in the all-around final.[1] She won two medals at the World Championships, a silver on beam in 1983[2] and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985.[3] She also won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships.[4]
Říčná moved to the United States in 1994 and is the head coach at Rise Gymnastics in Coventry, Rhode Island.[5] Her son, David Jessen,[6] is an elite gymnast who will represent the Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
References
- ↑ "Hana Říčná". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "1983 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "1985 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "1985 European Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 21 November 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Hana Ricna". Rise Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Hana Ricna (CSSR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4266:ig-online-interview-david-jessen-czech-republic&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168
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