Background
KRATOCHVILOVA, Jarmila was born on January 26, 1951 in GolCuv Jenikov.
sprinter middle-distance runner
KRATOCHVILOVA, Jarmila was born on January 26, 1951 in GolCuv Jenikov.
Gymnasium, Caslav 1966-1970.
Gold Medal, 400-metre track event, World Cup, Rome 1981; Silver Medal, Olympic Games, Moscow 1980; Silver Medal, 400-metre track event, European Championships, Athens 1982; Gold Medal, 400- and 800-metre track events, World Championships, Helsinki 1983; Order of Labour 1983.She also set the world record for the 800 metre in 1983, which is still the world record and is currently the longest-standing individual world record in athletics. Only one athlete, Pamela Jelimo in 2008, has run within a second of that record time since that date in 1983. In 1983, Kratochvílová broke the 800 m world record with a time of 1:53.28.
Kratochvílová"s 1983 400-metre world record of 47.99 seconds stood for only 2 years until it was broken by Marita Koch in 1985.
Koch"s 400 metre world record of 47.60 seconds still stands as of 2015. Koch and Kratochvílová are the only women who have broken the 48 second barrier in a 400-metre laned race.
Kratochvílová"s remarkably fast times and her atypical physique spawned rumors of illegal drug use.
Of the centre of top-level performance sports, Vysoke Skoly, Prague 1971-1987 (retired).