Kristýna Pálešová
Czech artistic gymnast
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Kristýna Pálešová (born 22 February 1991) is a Czech former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a five-time FIG World Cup event champion.
represented
Czech Republic (2007–2014)
| Kristýna Pálešová | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Czech Republic (2007–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sokol Brno I | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Kateřina Janečková | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
Pálešová began gymnastics at the age of five. She made her senior international debut at the 2007 European Championships.[2]
Pálešová represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics and advanced to the all-around final, finishing 21st.[3] She tore her ACL during podium training at the 2009 World Championships and withdrew from the competition.[3]
At the 2011 Maribor World Challenge Cup, Pálešová won the gold medal on the uneven bars.[4] She then won the uneven bars bronze medal at the Ostrava World Challenge Cup.[5]
Pálešová competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and won a berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] During podium training at the 2012 European Championships, she injured her foot on the balance beam and had four stitches.[2] She was still able to compete at the Olympic Games and finished 47th in the all-around qualification.[6] After the Olympic Games, she competed at the Ostrava World Challenge Cup and won gold medals on both the uneven bars and the balance beam.[7]
At the 2013 Cottbus World Cup, Pálešová injured both of her elbows while competing on the uneven bars after missing a Jaeger. The injury was diagnosed as a bruised joint capsule, and she was able to return to training in time for the 2013 European Championships.[8] She won the uneven bars gold medal at the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup.[9] She then won the uneven bars silver medal at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, behind Ekaterina Kramarenko.[10]
Pálešová won the uneven bars title at the 2014 Doha World Challenge Cup.[11] She also won the uneven bars gold medal at the Korea Cup.[12] She retired in June 2016.[2]
