Jarmila Kratochvílová belongs to the record of athletics as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.
The record lists Jarmila Kratochvílová as Czechoslovak runner.
Jarmila Kratochvílová was born at Golčův Jeníkov in 1951. Her recorded nationality is Czech Republic.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
She competed at 1980 Summer Olympics.
In sport the margin between the remembered and the forgotten is often a fraction of a second.
Her record includes the Czech Medal of Merit and Silver Medal of the President of the Senate.
That the career was built from Czech Republic matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Competed at 1980 Summer Olympics
- Discipline: athletics
