Kateřina Cachová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈtsaxovaː]; born 26 February 1990 in Ostrava) is a Czech athlete who specialises in the heptathlon.

Kateřina Cachová
Cachová with her gold medal from the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full nameKateřina Cachová
Born (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 (age 34)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Websitekaterinacachova.cz
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
World finals21st at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Regional finals17th at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 24.10 (May 2016)
  • 800 m: 2:12.38 (May 2017)
  • 100 m hurdles: 13.05 (June 2016)
  • High jump: 1.85 (July 2010)
  • Long jump: 6.40 (June 2008)
  • Shot put: 13.32(September 2018)
  • Javelin: 47.36 (July 2019)
  • Heptathlon: 6400 points (August 2018)
Medal record
Heptathlon
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ostrava
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ostrava
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Novi Sad
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen

Cachová represented the Czech Republic at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics where she finished 17th in the heptathlon, scoring a personal best of 5911 points.[1]

At the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, Cachová won the silver medal with a new personal best record of 6123 points.[2]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Czech Republic
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 11th Heptathlon 5148
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 15th Heptathlon 5170 pts
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Heptathlon 5641, WYL
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Heptathlon 5660, SB
2010 European Cup Combined Events – Super League Tallinn, Estonia 7th Heptathlon 5908
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th Heptathlon 5911 pts, PB
2011 TNT – Fortuna Meeting Kladno, Czech Republic 4th Heptathlon 5897
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd Heptathlon 6123 pts, PB
Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 3rd Heptathlon 5873 pts
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 21st Heptathlon 5908 pts
2012 TNT – Fortuna Meeting Kladno, Czech Republic Heptathlon DNF
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th Heptathlon 6070 pts
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th Pentathlon 4282 pts
European Championships Berlin, Germany 6th Heptathlon 6400 pts
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th Heptathlon 5987 pts

References

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  1. ^ "2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon" (PDF). European Athletic Association. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon". European Athletic Association. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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