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Veronika Cenková

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Veronika Cenková
Nickname(s)Ceci
Born (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 26)
Ostrava, Czech Republic[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Czech Republic
(2013–2018)
ClubSokol Moravská Ostrava
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Czech Republic
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 0 1 1

Veronika Cenková (born 11 February 1999) is a Czech former artistic gymnast. She represented the Czech Republic at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and at the 2015 European Games. She is the 2016 and 2017 Czech all-around champion. At the 2016 Szombathely World Challenge Cup, she won two medals.

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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Cenková advanced into the all-around final at the 2014 Junior European Championships and finished 21st.[2] She then competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished 14th in the all-around final.[3] She also advanced into the balance beam final and finished sixth.[4]

Senior

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Cenková became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2015. She competed at the 2015 European Championships and was the fourth reserve for the all-around final.[5] She then represented the Czech Republic at the 2015 European Games and helped the team finish 15th.[6] Individually, she was the third reserve for the all-around final.[7] At the 2015 World Championships, she finished 125th in the all-around qualifications.[8]

Cenková finished eighth in the floor exercise final at the 2016 Cottbus World Challenge Cup.[9] She won the all-around title at the 2016 Czech Championships.[10] She won the balance beam bronze medal and the floor exercise silver medal at the 2016 Szombathely World Challenge Cup.[1] In 2017, she successfully defended her national all-around title, and she won national titles on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.[11] She finished 49th in the all-around at the 2017 European Championships.[12] She competed at the 2017 World Championships and finished 48th in the all-around qualifications.[13] She stopped competing in 2018.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Crumlish, John (21 December 2016). "Challenge Cup Medals Fuel Czech Cenková". International Gymnast Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Nanjing 2014. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Final" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Women's Qualifications All-Around Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Team Final" (PDF). Baku 2015. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Qualification Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Baku 2015 1st European Games. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Qualification All-Around Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Results for 40th TURNIER DER MEISTER World Challenge Cup 2016 Cottbus (GER)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 June 2016). "2016 Czech Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 June 2017). "2017 Czech Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Veronika Cenková se zúčastnila ME žen v rumunské Cluj Napoca" [Veronika Cenková participated in the Women's European Championships in Cluj Napoca, Romania]. Sport Gym Ostrava (in Czech). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Veronika Cenkova". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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