Kateřina Novotná (born 12 August 1984) is a Czech short-track speed-skater and

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Long track speed skating

As a long track speed skater she was, who was active between 1995 and 2016. As a junior she became national champion in 1997 (allround) and in 2005 (500 metres). At elite level she won the bronze medal at the 2009 Czech Allround Championships. She represented her nation at the

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, finishing 19th overall. She also competed at other international competitions, including at

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Personal records

Short track speed skating

Novotná competed at the

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and

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for the Czech Republic. In 2002, she finished fourth in her opening round race of both the

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and the

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, failing to advance. In the

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she finished third in her first race, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance further. In 2006, she finished third in her opening round race of the

, failing to advance. In the

she finished third in the opening round, and advanced to the semifinals, where she finished fifth, failing to advance. In the

she finished second in her opening round heat, won her quarterfinal, then placed fourth in her semifinal to advance to the B Final. She placed 3rd in the B Final, and 6th overall, her best Olympic result. In 2010, she finished fourth in the first round of the

, failing to advance. In the

, she finished third in the opening heat, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she was disqualified. In the

, she finished second in her opening round heat, then third in her quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals. As of 2013, Novotná's best finish at the

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is 5th, in the 500 metres in

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, when she came 11th in the 500 metres. She also won a gold medal as a member of the Czech relay team at the 2010 European Championships. As of 2013, Novotná has one

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podium finish, a bronze in the 1500 metres in 2006–07 at

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. Her top World Cup ranking is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.

World Cup Podiums

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novotna, Katerina 1984 births Living people Czech female speed skaters Czech female short-track speed skaters Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic short-track speed skaters for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Mladá Boleslav