Czech long-distance runner
Anna Straková , earlier Pichrtová (born May 19, 1973) is a Czech professional long distance runner.[ 1]
Career
In 2004, Pichrtová finished 28th in the Women's marathon at the Athens Olympics , and the following year placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki ,[ 2] as well as winning the inaugural edition of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria .[ 3] She has also won the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire six times,[ 4] the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia five times,[ 1] and in 2006 was victorious at the European Mountain Running Championships in Malé Svatoňovice ,[ 1] the Grand Prix,[ 1] and the Cinq 4000s at Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland (four times 2006-2009).[ 5]
In 2007, Pichrtová won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy .[ 6]
She twice won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge , in 2008 (Three Peaks Race ) and 2009 (Soll-Kaisermarathon).
In late 2006 Pichrtová was injured in a van accident in Nigeria while returning to the Obudu Ranch,[ 7] and suffered fractures to one arm and both clavicles . After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007.[ 8]
Personal life
Pichrtová married Samuel Straka on November 11, 2010, and changed her name to Anna Straková.
Achievements
References
^ a b c d La Sportiva Team bio Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Mountainrunningteam.com
^ Marathon results Archived November 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , IAAF website
^ Dubois (AUS) wins the worlds (sic) richest mountain race . World Mountain Running Association . Retrieved on 2009-12-05. Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Eric Blake from Connecticut and Anna Pichrtova from the Czech Republic triumphant at Mount Washington in 2006" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , John Stifler, Cool Running , June 17, 2007
^ "Sierre-Zinal - classement" , official website
^ "De Gasperi and Pichrtova triumph - World Mountain Running Trophy" , Danny Hughes, IAAF , September 15, 2007
^ Hughes, Danny (2006-11-25). Kibiwott, Rehima victorious at Obudu Ranch Mountain Race . IAAF . Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
^ "Pichrtova completes her long uphill climb" Archived September 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , John Stifler, Concord Monitor , June 17, 2007
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