Milena Strnadová (née Matejkovicová; born 23 May 1961 in Ústí nad Labem) is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 400 metres and 800 metres events.
She enjoyed international success in her early twenties with silver medal wins behind East German opposition as part of the Czechoslovak women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, first at the 1982 European Athletics Championships (alongside Věra Tylová, Taťána Kocembová and Jarmila Kratochvílová) and then at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics (where Zuzana Moravčíková replaced Tylová).Milena Strnadova. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27. At the latter event the team set a Czechoslovak national record of 3:20.32 minutes, which still stands as the Czech record.Rekordy . Cesky Atleticky Svaz. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
Competing individually, Strnadová reached two major outdoor finals in the 800 m, placing seventh at the 1983 World Championships and fifth at the 1986 European Athletics Championships.Milena Strnadova. IAAF. Retrieved on 2018-01-27. Her greatest individual achievement was at the 1984 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where she won a gold medal in the 800 m with a championship record time of 1:59.52 minutes. This remained as the record for 18 years before being bettered by Slovenia's Jolanda Čeplak in 2002.European Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27. She was runner-up to her world record-breaking compatriot Kratochvílová at the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix Final,IAAF Grand Prix. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27. and won full points for her country at the European Cup B Final in 1991.European Cup B Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27. Her last international appearances were as semi-finalist at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
She was a four-time national champion covering three disciplines, winning the 800 m (twice) and 400 m at the national indoor championships and having her sole outdoor title over 1500 metres in 1989.Czechoslovak Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.Czechoslovak Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2018-01-27.
Personal bests 400 metres – 51.88 (1983) 800 metres – 1:57.28 (1983)
International competitions 1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2nd4 × 400 m relay3:22.171983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2nd4 × 400 m relay3:20.32 7th800 m2:01.721984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st800 m1:59.52 1985IAAF Grand Prix FinalRome, Italy2nd800 m2:00.091986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany5th800 m1:58.89Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union4th800 m1:57.901991European Cup B-finalBarcelona, Spain1st800 m2:01.48World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5th (semis)800 m2:00.471992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy5th (semis)800 m2:04.16
National titles Czechoslovak Athletics Championships 1500 m: 1989 Czechoslovak Indoor Athletics Championships 400 m: 1992 800 m: 1986, 1991
See also List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
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