Zuzana Malíková
Slovak racewalker
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Zuzana Malíková (born 2 August 1983 in Nové Zámky) is a retired Slovak female race walker.
Career
She is a two-time Olympian with 22nd being her best placing achieved at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her biggest success was the team bronze medal at the 2009 European Race Walking Cup in Metz. She retired in 2011.[1][2] She represented the club Lokomotíva Šurany.[3]
In 2010, she needed a whole four attempts to meet the qualification standard to the European Championships in Barcelona. These attempts included the national championships, where she stood down after it became clear that her time would be slower than the standard. She finally met the mark as she won the International Race Walking Festival in Alytus.[3] At the championships, she failed to finish the race.
Setting Slovak records in racewalking, Malíková held the national record in the 20 kilometres walk for several years.[4] Having walked the distance in 1:32:14 hours at the 2006 European Championships,[5] the record was ultimately improved by Mária Gáliková who raced in 1:32:03 hours in 2014.[4]
Personal life
In 2006, Zuzana Malíková won the national race walking championships in Borský Mikuláš ahead of her own first cousin, Klára Malíková.[6] Klára Malíková finished seventh at the 2005 European Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2006 World Junior Championships.[7]
