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Marie Horáčková

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Marie Horáčková
Personal information
Born (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 27)
Plzeň, Czech Republic[1]
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportArchery
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Berlin Individual

Marie Horáčková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɪjɛ ˈɦoraːtʃkovaː]; born 24 December 1997) is a Czech archer.[2] She competed in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

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On 6 August 2023, Horáčková became the first Czech Republic athlete to win a recurve bow Individual title.[4] She defeated Alejandra Valencia to win the gold medal at the 2023 World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[4] With the win, Horáčková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Awards

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She was voted Czech "Lukostřelec roku" (Archer of the year) in 2018, 2019 (joint winner with Erik Ebermann), 2020, and 2021. In 2022, she reached the second place.[5]

Personal life

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Her mother was Barbora Horáčková, another Czech Olympic archer.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Marie Horáčková". Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech). 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Marie Horáčková". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Archery: Women's individual start list (ranking round)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Marie Horackova wins Czech Republic's first-ever world title | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Anketa Lukostřelec roku". Český lukostřelecký svaz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Lukostřelkyně Horáčková vybojovala pro Česko místo v Tokiu". Sport.cz (in Czech). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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