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Anna Pichrtová
Personal information
Full nameAnna Pichrtová
NationalityCzech
Born (1973-05-19) 19 May 1973 (age 52)
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia

Anna Straková, earlier Pichrtová, née Baloghová (born 19 May 1973) is a Czech professional long distance runner.[1] She is a former winner of the World Mountain Running Trophy, as well as a two-time winner of the European Mountain Running Championships.

Career

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Pichrtová was one of 41 athletes representing the Czech Republic at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[2] There she finished 11th in the women's marathon with a time of 2:37:39.[3]

In 2004, Pichrtová finished 28th in the women's marathon at the Athens Olympics, with a time of 2:40:58.[4] The same year she won the European Mountain Running Championships for the first time.[5]

The following year she placed 27th at the World Championships in Helsinki,[6] as well as winning the inaugural edition of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria.[7] She has also won the Mount Washington Road Race in New Hampshire six times,[8] the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia five times,[1] and in 2006 was victorious at the European Mountain Running Championships in Malé Svatoňovice,[1] the Grand Prix,[1] and the Cinq 4000s at Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland (four times 2006-2009).[9]

In 2007, Pichrtová won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy.[10] She twice won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge, in 2008 (Three Peaks Race) and 2009 (Soll-Kaisermarathon).

In late 2006 Pichrtová was injured in a van accident in Nigeria while returning to the Obudu Ranch,[11] and suffered fractures to one arm and both clavicles. After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007.[12]

Personal life

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She was born Anna Baloghová and was later known by the surname Pichrtová, before changing her name to Anna Straková. She has a daughter named Leila.[13]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Czech Republic
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 11th Marathon 2:37:39
2004 Olympics Athens, Greece 28th Marathon 2:40:58

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Team Bios - Anna Pichrtova". Mountainrunningteam.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  2. ^ Vojíř, Karel (23 July 2002). "Na ME zamíří jedenačtyřicet českých atletů". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ Benešová, Alena (10 August 2002). "Janáček s Ptáčkem se ve finále neztratili". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ Dvořáček, Marek; Beránek, Jaroslav (22 August 2004). "Bába zariskoval a skočil si pro bronz". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ Grossmann, Pavel (7 December 2007). "Pichrtová přežila svou smrt. Teď chce Peking". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  6. ^ "World Championships in Athletics 2005 - Results Marathon W Final". IAAF. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Dubois (AUS) wins the worlds richest mountain race". World Mountain Running Association. n.d. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  8. ^ Stifler, John (17 June 2007). "Eric Blake from Connecticut and Anna Pichrtova from the Czech Republic triumphant at Mount Washington in 2006". Cool Running. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  9. ^ "Sierre-Zinal - classement". services.datasport.com (in French). n.d. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. ^ Hughes, Danny (15 September 2007). "De Gasperi and Pichrtova triumph - World Mountain Running Trophy". IAAF. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007.
  11. ^ Hughes, Danny (25 November 2006). "Kibiwott, Rehima victorious at Obudu Ranch Mountain Race". IAAF. Archived from the original on 30 November 2006.
  12. ^ Stifler, John (17 June 2007). "Pichrtova completes her long uphill climb". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007.
  13. ^ Procházka, Michal; Pražák, Adam (8 December 2012). "Pichrtová-Straková návrat nevylučuje". atletika.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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