Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in ČáslavSports-Reference profile) is a retired Czech sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993. In addition, she won three medals at the 1997 European U23 Championships.
Competition record Representing 1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece7th100 m11.784th200 m23.941992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea5th400 m53.399th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:42.02Representing the 1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain1st100 m11.562nd200 m23.53 –4 × 400 m relayDQWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany36th (h)100 m11.727th4 × 400 m relay3:27.941994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France11th (h)60 m7.384th200 m23.67World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd400 m52.60 –4 × 100 m relayDQEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (sf)400 m53.665th4 × 400 m relay3:27.951995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain13th (h)200 m23.872nd4 × 400 m relay3:30.27World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:26.271996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden6th (B)400 m52.23Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States13th (qf)400 m51.307th4 × 400 m relay3:26.991997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France8th (sf)400 m52.754th4 × 400 m relay3:28.47European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland1st200 m22.572nd400 m51.823rd4 × 400 m relay3:33.83World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece25th (qf)200 m23.3425th (h)400 m52.745th4 × 400 m relay3:23.731998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain19th (h)200 m29.036th400 m54.89European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary26th (h)200 m24.045th4 × 400 m relay3:27.541999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain41st (h)200 m23.844th4 × 400 m relay3:23.822000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia29th (qf)400 m52.707th4 × 400 m relay3:29.17
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.45 (-0.4 m/s) (Jablonec nad Nisou 1993) 200 metres – 22.57 (+1.7 m/s) (Turku 1997) 400 metres – 51.18 (Prague 1997) Indoor 60 metres – 7.38 (Paris 1994) 200 metres – 23.15 (Vienna 1997) 400 metres – 52.12 (Prague 1997)
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