Hana Říčná

Hana Říčná
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Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Born	December 20, 1968 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Residence	Coventry, Rhode Island
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Gym	Zbrojorka Brno
Head coach(es)	Radek and Drahomira Kriz
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia World Championships 1983 Budapest Beam 1985 Montreal Uneven Bars European Championships 1985 Helsinki Beam Friendship Games 1984 Olomouc All-around 1984 Olomouc Beam 1984 Olomouc Team

Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968, in Brno) is a former artistic gymnast that represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the team final and 29th in the all-around final.^[1] She won two medals at the World Championships, a silver on beam in 1983^[2] and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985.^[3] She won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships.^[4] Hana moved to the United States in 1994 and she is now married, has a son,^[5] and is the head coach at Rise Gymnastics in Coventry, Rhode Island.^[6] Her son, David Jessen, is also an elite gymnast and represents the Czech Republic in international competition and will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[7]

References

1. "Hana Říčná". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "1983 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
3. "1985 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
4. "1985 European Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 21 November 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
5. "Hana Ricna (CSSR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
6. "Hana Ricna". Rise Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
7. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4266:ig-online-interview-david-jessen-czech-republic&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168