Irena Gillarová (born Irena Šedivá, 19 January 1992) is a Czech former athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Her personal best in the event is 61.32 metres set in Bydgoszcz in August 2019.
She has studied at Virginia Tech. Where she has become NCAA Champion in 2015 and 2017.
In January 2020, she changed her surname due to marriage of her parents.
Gillarová retired in January 2025.
International competitions Representing the 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy16th (q)Javelin throw45.62 mEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalTampere, Finland7thJavelin throw45.70 m2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia6thJavelin throw53.02 m2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland21st (q)Javelin throw48.58 m2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea3rdJavelin throw59.89 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands29th (q)Javelin throw52.48 m2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan11thJavelin throw56.24 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7thJavelin throw59.76 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar12thJavelin throw55.86 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (q)Javelin throw59.16 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32nd (q)Javelin throw54.15 m
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