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Marcela Joglová

Marcela Joglová
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 38)
Plánice, Czechoslovakia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 2:28:16 (2021)

Marcela Joglová (born 27 July 1987) is a Czech former long-distance runner.[1] She took part in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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Joglová was born in Plánice in the Klatovy District. She studied at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport [cs] and worked simultaneously as a paramedic. After moving to Prague, she had various occupations including being a bartender, a nurse at a dermatology clinic, and an au pair. She also qualified as a certified personal trainer.[2]

Athletics career

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Joglová competed in the 2018 Prague Marathon, finishing as the ninth woman overall, and second Czech woman behind Petra Pastorova for second place at the Czech Republic Marathon Championships.[3]

She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[4] Her first time competing in the event, she finished with a time of 2:52:22 for twentieth place.[5]

In 2020 she won the Czech national championship at half marathon distance with a time of 1:13:46.[6] Later in 2020, she competed in the women's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[7] In December 2020, she ran a personal best 2:31:29 at the Valencia Marathon in Spain.[8]

In April 2021 Joglová ran a marathon within the Olympic qualifying standard, finishing the race at the Enschede Airport Twente in the Netherlands in a new personal best time of 2:28:16. Her time was also the third-fastest marathon time by a Czech woman.[8] In August 2021 Joglová represented the Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the women's marathon she was the first of three Czech athletes, finishing in 52nd place with a time of 2:39:29 in Sapporo.[9]

At the 2022 Prague Marathon in May, Joglová finished as the seventh woman overall, and first Czech woman, to win the Czech Marathon Championship.[10] In August of the same year, she competed in the women's marathon at the European Championships in Munich, finishing second of three Czech runners and 24th overall.[11]

Having only taken part in one race since undergoing surgery in autumn 2022, Joglová announced her retirement from competitive running in May 2024.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Marcela Joglová". IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ Novotný, Milan (12 July 2021). "Dlouhá cesta pod pět kruhů. Maratonkyně Joglová byla záchranářkou i barmankou". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Pražský maraton ovládli americký vytrvalec Rupp a Keňanka Kiturová". idnes.cz (in Czech). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Marathon Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Chepngetichová je mistryní světa v maratonu, Joglová překvapila 20. místem". Czech Television (in Czech). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ Novotný, Milan (20 August 2020). "Už není amatérka. Joglová si na sport ale dál přivydělává". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Maratonkyně Joglová splnila limit na olympiádu v osobním rekordu". idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Olympijský maraton vyhrála Jepchirchirová, Joglová byla dvaapadesátá". idnes.cz (in Czech). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Pražský maraton ovládli Kegan a Borechaová, české tituly vybojovali Homoláč a Joglová". Czech Television (in Czech). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ^ Mangl, Martin (16 August 2022). "Joglová obsadila v maratonu na ME v Mnichově čtyřiadvacátou příčku". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Maratonkyně Joglová končí ve 36 letech profesionální kariéru. Zaměří se na trénink hobby běžců". Czech Radio (in Czech). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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