Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in Čáslav^[1]) is a retired Czech sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres.^[2] She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993. In addition, she won three medals at the 1997 European U23 Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	100 m	11.78
			4th	200 m	23.94
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	400 m	53.39
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.02
Representing the  Czech Republic
1993	European Junior Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	1st	100 m	11.56
			2nd	200 m	23.53
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	36th (h)	100 m	11.72
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.94
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	11th (h)	60 m	7.38
			4th	200 m	23.67
	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	400 m	52.60
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (sf)	400 m	53.66
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.95
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (h)	200 m	23.87
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.27
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.27
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	6th (B)	400 m	52.23
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (qf)	400 m	51.30
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.99
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th (sf)	400 m	52.75
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.47
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	200 m	22.57
			2nd	400 m	51.82
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.83
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	25th (qf)	200 m	23.34
			25th (h)	400 m	52.74
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.73
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	19th (h)	200 m	29.03
			6th	400 m	54.89
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	26th (h)	200 m	24.04
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.54
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	41st (h)	200 m	23.84
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.82
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	29th (qf)	400 m	52.70
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.17

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.45 (-0.4 m/s) (Jablonec nad Nisou 1993)
• 200 metres – 22.57 (+1.7 m/s) (Turku 1997)
• 400 metres – 51.18 (Prague 1997)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.38 (Paris 1994)
• 200 metres – 23.15 (Vienna 1997)
• 400 metres – 52.12 (Prague 1997)

References