Iveta Vacenovská
Czech table tennis player
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Iveta Vacenovská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvɛta ˈvatsɛnofskaː]; born 22 March 1986) is a Czech table tennis player. She resides in Linz, Austria and plays for Linz AG Froschberg.[2]
Vacenovská in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iveta Vacenovská |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Born | 22 March 1986 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
| Club | Linz AG Froschberg |
| Playing style | Shakehand |
| Equipment | Butterfly |
| Highest ranking | 29 (December 2012)[1] |
Based on her world ranking in May 2011, she qualified directly for the London 2012 Olympic Games, where she reached the third round before losing to Wu Jiaduo of Germany.[3][4]
Life
Vacenovská began playing table tennis when she was six years old, because of her uncle, who is a table tennis coach. Besides being a professional athlete, she is also a student at the Charles University in Prague in the Department of Sport and Physical Education, and enjoys all kinds of sporting activities.
Career records
- 2003 European Youth Champion Singles
- 2006 U21 Winner ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
- 2009 3rd place Team European Championships
- 2009 Champions League Winner with Linz AG Froschberg
- 2005, 2007, 2011 Winner Stadtmeisterschaften Singles
- 2015 bronze medal in the 2015 European Games in table tennis.
