Lucia Hrivnák Klocová (born 20 November 1983 in Martin) is a retired Slovak middle distance athlete, who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She represented Slovakia at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She has also reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in Athletics on five occasions.
Biography
Junior career She was a highly successful junior athlete, winning the bronze medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and then going on to become the 2001 European Junior Champion. The following year she improved one place on the global stage, taking a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. Stepping up an age level, she won the silver at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships.
Senior career She set a personal best in the 800 m at the 2008 Meeting Gaz de France in Paris. Her time of 1:58.51 was a step towards Gabriela Sedláková's Slovakian record of 1:58.37, but it was overshadowed by Pamela Jelimo's African record run.Turner, Chris (18 July 2008). Jelimo 1:54.97; Robles 12.88; Wariner 43.86 in Paris - ÅF Golden League, Paris. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 August 2010.
Klocová reached her first senior final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships where she finished fourth in the women's 800 m. She was later awarded the bronze medal, after the disqualification of Mariya Savinova. She broke Andrea Sollarova's seventeen-year-old national record over 1500 metres at the Athletics Bridge meet in Dubnica later that year. Her time of 4:08.86 was enough for second place behind Olympic finalist Anna Mishchenko, who set a meet record.Juck, Alfons (24 August 2010). Shot putters rule in Dubnica . IAAF. Retrieved on 24 August 2010. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the 1500 m final, finishing in 8th place. However, during the following years five runners were disqualified for doping and as of September 2024 she is 4th.https://sport.aktualne.cz/slovenka-saha-po-medaili-zavod-pritom-skoncil-pred-dvanacti/r~053090da6a8111ef95ee0cc47ab5f122/
Coach She was coached by Pavel Slouka and her club is AK ZTS Martin, where she returned after 8 years spent in Slávia UK Bratislava.Z Lucie je už bežkyňa pod dve minúty, SME
Competition record Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago de Chile3rd800 m2:04.002001European Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy1st800 m2:03.762002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica2nd800 m2:01.732003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd800 m2:05.02World ChampionshipsParis, France10th (sf)800 m2:00.732004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece19th (sf)800 m2:00.792005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany5th800 m2:06.40World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th (sf)800 m2:00.642006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (sf)800 m2:00.632007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan7th (sf)800 m1:58.62World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany4th800 m1:58.942008Olympic GamesBeijing, China11th (sf)800 m1:58.80World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany5th800 m2:00.052009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (sf)800 m2:01.562010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd800 m1:59.482011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th (sf)800 m2:01.852012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th800 m2:01.38Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom4th1500 m4:12.642014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland16th (h)1500 m4:14.772015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China13th (sf)800 m1:59.142016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands10th1500 m4:35.61Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil28th (h)800 m2:00.572021European Team Championships Second league Stara Zagora, Bulgaria3rd1500 m4:25.82
References
External links
Lucia Hrivnák Klocová at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor