Jana Šikulová (born 2 July 1988) is a Czech former artistic gymnast. She is the 2006 European Championships silver medalist on the uneven bars.
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| Born | 2 July 1988 Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sokol Brno I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Stanislav Vyzina, Anita Vyzinová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editŠikulová was born in Brno on 2 July 1988.[1] In August 2014, she graduated from the Faculty of Sports Studies of Masaryk University with a Master's degree. She wrote her diploma thesis about the Yurchenko vault.[2]
Career
editŠikulová started gymnastics aged six and reached the top of the Czech gymnastics despite having a vision impairment in her left eye. She followed the steps of fellow Brno gymnast Jana Komrsková, being nicknamed "Small Jana" to distinct her from Komrsková.[3]
Šikulová competed at her first World Championships in 2003 and finished 87th in the all-around qualifications.[4] She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2004 Glasgow World Cup and a silver medal at the Stuttgart World Cup.[5][6] At the 2006 European Championships, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars behind Beth Tweddle.[7]
Šikulová won a gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2010 Maribor World Cup and bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise.[8] She competed with the Czech team that finished 30th at the 2010 World Championships.[9] She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2012 Osijek World Challenge Cup.[10]
Šikulová competed at the 2013 La Roche-sur-Yon World Cup in France and won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[11] She then qualified for the all-around final at the 2013 European Championships and finished 20th.[12] At the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[13] She finished 14th in the all-around final at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[14] She won the 2013 Sokol Grand Prix mixed pair competition together with Martin Konečný.[15]
At the 2014 Doha World Challenge Cup, Šikulová won the uneven bars silver medal behind teammate Kristýna Pálešová.[16] She also won the uneven bars silver medal at the Korea Cup.[17] She then competed at the 2014 European Championships and placed 18th in the all-around. She retired from competition after the European Championships to work as a coach.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Šikulová Jana". Czech Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 1 2 "IG Online Interview: Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic)". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Jana Sikulova : On the upswing". International Gymnast (August 2006).
- ↑ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Results Women's Qualification - All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ "2004 Glasgow Grand Prix Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "DTB-Cup Stuttgart: 2 victories for Hambüchen". Gym Media. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "Šikulová má stříbro, Komrsková byla čtvrtá" [Šikulová won silver, Komrsková was fourth]. iDNES (in Czech). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "43rd Salamun Memorial FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Maribor (SLO). 2010 May 07–10 Artistic Gymnastics Results Apparatus Final Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam (NED)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Osijek Displays Diversity". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Internationaux de France de Gymnastique World Cup". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "The 5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Moscow Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Black and Ruggeri excel in Ljubljana". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "27th Summer Universiade All-around final Women". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Maksym Semyankiv, Kristyna Sankova (UKR) sweep Sokol Grand Prix". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Shirai, Iordache, Palesova, Merdinyan strike gold in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Host country takes eight medals at Korea Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
External links
edit- Jana Šikulová at World Gymnastics
- Jana Šikulová at InterSportStats
