Hana Horáková (née Machová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦana ˈɦoraːkovaː ˈmaxovaː]; born 11 September 1979 in Bruntál) is a basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for BK Brno. She was a member of the national team that won the European title in 2005 by defeating Russia in the final. Playing as a guard she also competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in fifth place in 2004 and in seventh place at the other two Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 11 September 1979 Bruntál, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1996–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She won EuroLeague Women 2005-06 with Gambrinus Brno and played 12 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3 apg averages in EuroLeague Women 2009–10.[2] She also won the Turkish Women's Basketball League 2011 with Fenerbahçe Istanbul.
In 2010, she led the Czech Republic to a surprise 2nd-place finish in the FIBA World Championship for Women and was named the tournament MVP.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hana Horáková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Who is Horakova
- ^ "FIBA.com - 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women Latest news". Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
External links
edit- Hana Horáková at the FIBA Hall of Fame
- Hana Horakova at FIBA (archive)
- Hana Horakova at Eurobasket.com
- Hana Machová at EurobasketWomen2005.com (archived)
- Hana Horakova at Olympics.com
- Hana Horáková at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Hana Horáková (Machová) at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
- Hana Horáková-Machová at Olympedia (archive)
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