Anežka Drahotová

Anežka Drahotová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈanɛʃka ˈdraɦotovaː]; born 22 July 1995, Rumburk) is a Czech athletics competitor in racewalking, middle-distance running, and steeplechase, as well an international level cyclist. She is the Czech record holder for the 20 kilometres walk (1:29:05 – equal with Barbora Dibelková) and the 10 km track walk (44:15.87 minutes).

Anežka Drahotová

Drahotová at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking
Personal information
Full name	Anežka Drahotová
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 Rumburk, Czech Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	racewalking, middle-distance running, steeplechase, cyclist
Club	USK Praha, CTP Šimůnek
Coached by	Ivo Piták
Medal record European Race Walking Cup 2011 Olhão 10 km team walk European Race Walking Cup 2013 Dudince 10 km walk 2013 Dudince 10 km team walk European Athletics Junior Championships 2013 Rieti 10,000 m walk IAAF World Race Walking Cup 2014 Taicang 10 km walk European Athletics Championships 2014 Zürich 20 km walk World Junior Championships 2014 Oregon 10,000 m walk European Athletics U23 Championships 2015 Tallinn 20 km walk

In her first major international competitions, she placed seventh in the junior category at the 2011 European Race Walking Cup and sixth in the 5000 m walk at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The following year she ranked sixth in the 10 km walk at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she also placed 25th overall in the 1500 metres. The 2013 European Race Walking Cup saw her take the bronze medal in the 10 km walk event. She won the 20 km walk gold medal in the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, while her twin sister Eliška Drahotová took the bronze. In an unusual event combination, she also entered the 3000 metres steeplechase and placed ninth.[1]

She placed outside the medals, taking seventh place, in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics held in Moscow in the 20 km walk despite leading the race for some kilometers and notching a personal best time of 1:29:05.[2][3] She proved adept at running by finishing as the first Czech athlete at the Prague Grand Prix 10K run that year. Her global debut in cycling also came that year at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. There she placed 19th in the junior road race.[4] In 2013 her world ranking in the women's 20 km walk was 21st place overall.[5]