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Martina Šestáková
Personal information
Full name	Martina Šestáková, née Darmovzalová
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	12 October 1978 (age 46); Valtice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Club	TJ Lokomotiva Břeclav
Coached by	Michal Pogány
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Triple jump: 14.18 m (2009)

Martina Šestáková (née Darmovzalová) (born 12 October 1978 in Valtice) is a Czech triple jumper.^[1] She set a personal best jump of 14.18 metres at a national athletics meet in Kladno.^[2] She is also a seven-time national triple jump champion (2002–2008), and a member of TJ Lokomotiva Břeclav, under her personal coach Michal Pogány.

Šestáková represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's triple jump. Unfortunately, she did not receive her best mark in the qualifying rounds, after failing to jump at a specific distance in three successive attempts.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martina Šestáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Koncert Škrobákové při kladenské extralize" [Škrobáková wins Kladno extraleague] (in Czech). Czech Athletics Federation. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.