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Jarmila Kratochvílová

1951 - Today

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Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjarmɪla ˈkratoxviːlovaː] ; born 26 January 1951 in Golčův Jeníkov) is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete. She was the 1980 Olympic silver medalist in the 400 metres. In 1983, she set the world record for the 800 metres, which still stands and is currently the longest-standing world record in athletics. Only two athletes, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya (2008), and Caster Semenya of South Africa (2018), have come within a second of Kratochvílová's mark since it was set. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Jarmila Kratochvílová is the 4,897th most popular politician (down from 3,794th in 2024), the 158th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 127th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Czech Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jarmila Kratochvílová ranks 4,897 out of 19,576. Before her are Authari, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Danilo Türk, Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, Yelü Chucai, and Abi-Eshuh. After her are Benjamin Butler, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Kōki Hirota, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jarmila Kratochvílová ranks 73. Before her are Patrick Allen, Queen Noor of Jordan, Marvin Heemeyer, Mark Harmon, Fernando Lugo, and Álvaro Colom. After her are Jaco Pastorius, Ben Feringa, Michèle Mouton, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Angelique Rockas, and V. S. Ramachandran.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jarmila Kratochvílová ranks 158 out of 1,200. Before her are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337), Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292), Julius Fučík (1872), Jan Koller (1973), Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1569), and Jan Kodeš (1946). After her are Carl von Rokitansky (1804), Georg Benda (1722), Josef Čapek (1887), Rafael Kubelík (1914), Franz Reichelt (1879), and František Palacký (1798).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Jarmila Kratochvílová ranks 46. Before her are Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932), Rudolf Slánský (1901), Antonín Zápotocký (1884), Prince Ernst of Hohenberg (1904), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337), and Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1569). After her are František Palacký (1798), Victor Adler (1852), Karel Schwarzenberg (1937), Bretislav I (1005), Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia (1110), and Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg (1800).

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