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Lada Vondrová

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Lada Vondrová (born 6 September 1999)[2] is a Czech track and field athlete who specializes in sprint races. She won several Czech national titles.

Born (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 27)
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
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Lada Vondrová
Personal information
Born (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 27)
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
ClubUniversity Sports Club Prague[1]
Coached byFrantišek Ptáčník
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 50.92 (Budapest 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Czech Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest4×400 m mixed
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska4×400 m mixed
Silver medal – second place2019 Minsk4×400 m mixed
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Apeldoorn4x400 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn400 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Gävle400 m
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Career

Vondrová competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she finished 13th in the semifinal.[3]

At the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar, Vondrová finished the semifinals of the 400 m event in 20th place.

She competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 400 metres, where she got a personal best of 51.14 seconds.[4]

At the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, Vondrová competed in the 200 metres, where she finished 11th overall with a time of 23.44 seconds. Later the same day, she would anchor the Czech mixed 4 × 400 m relay team to a victory in a new national record of time of 3:12.34, an improvement of 2.5 seconds over the previous national record.

Later the same year, she would compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay as well as the individual 400 metres. The team consisting of Matěj Krsek, Tereza Petržilková, Patrik Šorm and Lada Vondrová finished 3rd in the second heat and would go on to take the bronze medal in the final, with a further improved national record time of 3:11.98. In the individual 400m, Vondrová would improve her personal best to 50.92 seconds in the heats. She would finish 19th in the semifinals, not progressing to the final.

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Personal bests

National titles

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