Jarmila Kratochvílová
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Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete. She was the 1980 Olympic silver medalist in the 400 metres. In 1983, she set the world record for the 800 metres, which still st
Kratochvílová in 2010
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The 800 metres is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event, run over two laps of an outdoor track and has been an Olympic event since the first moder
Jarmila Kratochvílová
…Switzerland (2026) have come within a second of Kratochvílová's mark since it was set. A two-time World Champion, Kratochvílová won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Athletics Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m, which stood for two years. She also won a silver medal in the 4 × 400…
Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
Women's 800 m final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships