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Martina Moravcová

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Martina Moravcová, born on 16 January 1976 in Piešťany, is a Slovak medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer who made her international debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia and went on to compete at five consecutive Summer Olympics from 1992 to 2008. At the 2000 Games in Sydney she won two silver medals, in the 100 metre butterfly behind Inge de Bruijn and in the 200 metre freestyle by under a tenth of a second behind Susie O'Neill, making her Slovakia's first multiple Olympic medal winner. She studied at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she was named the 1999 NCAA women's swimmer of the year, and she topped the FINA Swimming World Cup series in 2000-01, 2002 and 2004. She later coached at a Slovak swimming camp for children.

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Birth Year
1976 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

1992 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2000 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2008 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Swimming, Sports
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Nationality

Slovakia

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Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer.
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  • Lead, birth
    Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer.
  • Lead, honours
    She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  • Lead, nationality
    Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer.
  • Plays: Swimming, Lead, sport
    Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer.
  • Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Early career, 1992 Olympics
    Moravcová represented Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
  • Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, section
    Moravcová represented Slovakia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Later career, 2008 Olympics
    In 2008, Moravcová headed to the Summer Olympics for the fifth time
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