Portrait of Tereza Jakschova

Tereza Jakschova

200m
Czechia flagCzechia
Biography
Started: She took up athletics at age 15 in Prague, Czechia. She began competing in Para athletics in 2013. (Athlete, 28 Aug 2024, 20 Aug 2018; zena-in.cz, 22 Nov 2019) Reason: "My gym teacher said I should try athletics. At that time I told him I would not do anything like that. A few years later, I decided to try to run. I did not want to be just at home all the time, and I was playing with the idea of starting some kind of sport. I remembered the advice of my gym trainer and entered the club. And I stayed there, it started to entertain me." (generace20.cz, 15 Aug 2016) Awards: She was named the 2015 Junior Female Athlete of the Year by the Czech Paralympic Committee. (tichezpravy.cz, 07 Mar 2016) She was named the 2014 Best Female Newcomer of the Year by the Czech Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.cz, 17 Mar 2015)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateSeptember 1, 1995
Place of ResidencePRAGUE
OccupationAdvertising, Marketing
EducationBusiness Administration, Economics - Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, CZE
Languages SpokenCzech, English, German
CoachJan Kotrous [club], CZE
Highlights
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
10200m - T472020Tokyo, JPN26.81
11100m - T472020Tokyo, JPN12.95
World Championships
8100m - T472023Paris, FRA12.98
8200m - T472023Paris, FRA27.01
9100m - T472019Dubai, UAE12.79
9Women's 200m T462013Lyon, FRA28.82
10Women's 100m T462013Lyon, FRA14.14
11100m - T472024Kobe, JPN13.23
13200m - T472019Dubai, UAE27.04
16200m - T472024Kobe, JPN27.23
DNFWomen's Long Jump T462013Lyon, FRADNF