Iveta Putalová (born 24 March 1988 in Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak track and field sprinter who was specialised in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the European Athletics Championships in 2014 and the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015. Her personal best of 52.84 seconds is the Slovak indoor record for the 400 m.
Career Her first international podium came at the 2010 European Team Championships, where she was third in the 4×400 metres relay in the Second League of the competition.2010 European Team Championships Results . Sport Result. Retrieved on 2015-03-11. She then came to prominence individually at the 2014 European Team Championships, taking second place in the 400 m behind Latvia's Gunta Latiševa-Čudare.2014 European Team Championships Second League results . European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11. She is a member of the Sokol Kolín Czech athletics club.Iveta Putalova. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.
She was the Slovak champion in the 200 metres both indoors and outdoors in 2014. She ran a personal best of 24.12 seconds for the 200 m that same year.European Athletics Championships Biographical Entry List - Women’s 400 Metres. European Athletics (2014). Retrieved on 2015-03-11. She began to make progress in the 400 m, setting a best of 53.25 seconds while running in the heats of the 2014 European Athletics Championships.2014 European Athletics Championships Women's 400 metres heats. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11. She was also part of the Slovak relay team at that championships.2014 European Athletics Championships Women's 4x400 relay heats. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.
Her international breakthrough came at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships where she improved round on round: she began with a Slovak national record of 53.28 seconds in the heats, then 52.99 seconds in the semi-finals and lastly a time of 52.84 to take fourth place in the final.2015 European Indoor Championships Women's 400 metres heats. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.2015 European Indoor Championships Women's 400 metres semi-finals. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.2015 European Indoor Championships Women's 400 metres Finals. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.
Personal bests 400 metres – 52.18 (2015) 400 metres indoor – 52.62 (2018)
International competitions 2010European Team Championships (2nd league)Budapest, Hungary3rd4 × 400 m relay2014European Team Championships (2nd league)Riga, Latvia2nd400 m53.82European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland19th (h)400 m53.2514th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:39.552015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic4th400 m52.84 UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea5th400 m52.185th4 × 100 m relay46.01World ChampionshipsBeijing, China36th (h)400 m52.522016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States6th400 m54.39European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands23rd (sf)400 m54.0410th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:31.66Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil41st (h)400 m52.822017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia9th (sf)400 m53.142018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15th (sf)400 m53.46European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (h)400 m53.218th4 × 400 m relay3:32.222019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom35th (h)400 m54.192021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland34th (h)400 m53.69
References
External links
Iveta Putalová at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor