Radka Vodičková at the Triathlon in Dunkirk, 2010.
Radka Vodičková at the Alanya triathlon 2009.

Radka Vodičková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈratka ˈvoɟɪtʃkovaː]; born 7 November 1984 in Jablonec nad Nisou), is a Czech professional triathlete, number 1 according to the ETU ranking 2010,[1] and member of the Czech National Team.[2]

Radka Vodičková lives in Jablonec nad Nisou in the North of the Czech Republic[3] and in Hellikon, Switzerland.[4]

Sports career

In the Czech Republic Radka Vodičková represents the elite club of Brno Ekol Team, where she also studies sports at Masaryk University. Since 2008 Radka Vodičková, like Daniela Ryf, is a member of the Wildcats Swiss Triathlon Team [5] and in 2008 she won e.g. the Uster Triathlon[6] and the Züri Triathlon, both part of the Swiss VW Circuit.[7] Vodičková was also the overall winner of the VW Circuit of the year 2008.[8]

In 2008, Vodičková also took also part in the German Bundesliga representing the Krefelder Kanu Klub, for which she won e.g. the silver medal at Schliersee,[9] and in Spain she represented the Catalan club CN Reus Ploms, for which she won e.g. the Duatlón Villa Madrid in 2009.[10]

Radka Vodičková also attends prestigious non ITU events outside Europe, e.g. in December 2009 she won the gold medal at the famous Laguna Phuket Triathlon,[11] and she also placed first at the Powerman Malaysia.[12]

French Club Championship Series

In 2010, Radka Vodičková again took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TRI Olympique Club Cessonais (= TOCC). At the opening triathlon in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), the only triathlon of the French circuit she attended in 2010, Radka Vodičková placed 30th and still proved to be the second best of her French club. TOCC is one of the D1 clubs which almost entirely relies upon its foreign elite stars. At the Triathlon de Paris it did not even have three triathlètes classants l'équipe and at only one of the five triathlons of the circuit it had at least one French female triathlete among the three triathlètes classants l'èquipe.

ITU Competitions

In the eight years from 2003 to 2010, Radka Vodičková took part in 65 ITU competitions and achieved 38 top ten positions, among which 26 gold, silver and bronze medals.

Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite Category. The list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[13]

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2003-05-31European CupBrno13
2003-06-21European Championships (Junior)Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)5
2003-08-16European CupPrague10
2005-06-26Asian CupSeorak3
2005-07-17European Championships (U23)Sofia11
2005-07-31World CupSalford28
2005-08-06World CupHamburg27
2005-08-14World CupTiszaújvárosDNF
2005-10-26Premium European CupAlanya11
2006-03-04Winter Triathlon European Championships (U23)Schilpario1
2006-05-27Asian CupYicheng6
2006-06-03Asian CupTongyeong3
2006-06-23European ChampionshipsAutun25
2006-07-08European Championships (U23)Rijeka14
2006-07-15Premium European CupHoltenDNF
2006-07-23Asian CupJinzhou3
2006-07-30BG World CupSalford42
2006-09-17Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle9
2006-10-07Duathlon European Championships ITU SeriesRimini20
2006-10-07Duathlon European Championships (U23)Rimini3
2007-02-09Winter Triathlon European Championships (U23)TriesenbergDNS
2007-03-24Duathlon Asian ChampionshipsMekong River3
2007-03-25Triathlon Asian CupMekong River5
2007-06-16Duathlon European ChampionshipsEdinburgh2
2007-06-29European ChampionshipsCopenhagen14
2007-07-07Premium European CupHolten2
2007-07-21European Championships (U23)Kuopio5
2007-07-29BG World CupSalford23
2007-08-11BG World CupTiszaújváros19
2007-08-30BG World ChampionshipsHamburg36
2007-09-09Premium European CupKedzierzyn KozleDNS
2007-10-07BG World CupRhodes42
2008-05-10European ChampionshipsLisbon6
2008-05-18European CupBrno1
2008-05-24Duathlon European ChampionshipsSerres1
2008-06-21European CupSchliersee2
2008-06-28Premium European CupHolten1
2008-07-20BG World CupKitzbühelDNF
2008-08-03European CupEgirdir1
2008-09-07Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle3
2008-09-27Duathlon World ChampionshipsRimini6
2009-04-05European CupQuarteira1
2009-05-17Premium European CupPontevedra1
2009-08-15Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondonDNF
2009-08-23European CupKarlovy Vary (Carlsbad)1
2009-08-30Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle6
2009-09-26European CupMar Menor2
2009-10-25Premium European CupAlanya4
2009-11-15Asian Duathlon ChampionshipsSubic Bay1
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid28
2010-06-12Premium European CupPontevedra2
2010-06-27Premium European CupBrasschaat4
2010-07-03European ChampionshipsAthlone16
2010-07-10World CupHolten3
2010-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2010-07-24Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon35
2010-08-08World CupTiszaújváros18
2010-08-14Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel27
2010-08-22European CupKarlovy Vary (Carlsbad)2
2010-08-29Premium European CupAlmere2
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest38
2010-09-18Asian CupI-Ian1
2010-09-25Long Distance World Series EventWeihai2
2010-10-16World CupTongyeong8
2010-10-23Asian CupHong Kong2

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes

  1. See http://etu.triathlon.org/news/article/european_success_in_2010_for_vodickova_cze_and_malyshev_rus. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. See http://www.triatlon.cz/index.php?page=profily&g=rep. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. See http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/profile/radka_vodickova. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. See http://www.wildcats.ch/index.asp?web=2&menue=0&page=athlet&id=101. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  5. See http://www.wildcats.ch/index.asp?web=2&menue=0&page=athlet&id=101. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. See http://www.ewzpowerteam.ch/2008/08/schildknecht-siegte-uber-aigroz. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. See http://www.zueritriathlon.ch/de/09_presse/04...htm/.../Swiss%20Triathlon.pdf. Cf. Vodičková's Swiss results: http://www.wildcats.ch/index.asp?web=2&menue=0&page=athlet_r&id=101. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. See http://services.datasport.com/2008/tri/uster/CUP002.HTM. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  9. See http://www.krefelder-kanu-klub.de/2008/06/22/sturzpech-am-schliersee. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  10. Cf. http://www.reusdigital.cat/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=10684 and http://www.adn.es/local/malaga/20090308/NWS-1056-Vodickova-Castillo-Andres-Radka-campeones.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  11. See https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/German-Czech-shine-Laguna-Phuket-Triathlon. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  12. See http://results.racetectiming.com/MyResults.aspx?CId=11&RId=2004&EId=1&AId=14556. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  13. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTI5Mg==. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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