Jana Šikulová

Jana Šikulová
Born (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Czech Republic
ClubSokol Brno I
Head coach(es)Stanislav Vyzina, Anita Vyzinová
Retired2014
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Czech Republic
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Volos Uneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 7 2 8
World Challenge Cup 0 1 2
Total 7 3 10

Jana Šikulová (born 2 July 1988) is a Czech former artistic gymnast. She is the 2006 European Championships silver medalist on the uneven bars.

Personal life

Šikulová was born in Brno on 2 July 1988.[1] In August 2014, she graduated from the Faculty of Sports Studies of Masaryk University with a Master's degree. She wrote her diploma thesis about the Yurchenko vault.[2]

Career

Šikulová started gymnastics aged six and reached the top of the Czech gymnastics despite having a vision impairment in her left eye. She followed the steps of fellow Brno gymnast Jana Komrsková, being nicknamed "Small Jana" to distinct her from Komrsková.[3]

Šikulová competed at her first World Championships in 2003 and finished 87th in the all-around qualifications.[4] She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2004 Glasgow World Cup and a silver medal at the Stuttgart World Cup.[5][6] At the 2006 European Championships, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars behind Beth Tweddle.[7]

Šikulová won a gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2010 Maribor World Cup and bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise.[8] She competed with the Czech team that finished 30th at the 2010 World Championships.[9] She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2012 Osijek World Challenge Cup.[10]

Šikulová competed at the 2013 La Roche-sur-Yon World Cup in France and won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[11] She then qualified for the all-around final at the 2013 European Championships and finished 20th.[12] At the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[13] She finished 14th in the all-around final at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[14] She won the uneven bars title at the 2013 Sokol Grand Prix.[15]

At the 2014 Doha World Challenge Cup, Šikulová won the uneven bars silver medal behind teammate Kristýna Pálešová.[16] She also won the uneven bars silver medal at the Korea Cup.[17] She then competed at the 2014 European Championships and placed 18th in the all-around. She retired from competition after the European Championships to work as a coach.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Šikulová Jana". Czech Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ^ a b "IG Online Interview: Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic)". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Jana Sikulova : On the upswing". International Gymnast (August 2006).
  4. ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Results Women's Qualification - All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "2004 Glasgow Grand Prix Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "DTB-Cup Stuttgart: 2 victories for Hambüchen". Gym Media. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Šikulová má stříbro, Komrsková byla čtvrtá" [Šikulová won silver, Komrsková was fourth]. iDNES (in Czech). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ^ "43rd Salamun Memorial FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Maribor (SLO). 2010 May 07–10 Artistic Gymnastics Results Apparatus Final Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ^ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam (NED)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Osijek Displays Diversity". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Internationaux de France de Gymnastique World Cup". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. ^ "The 5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Moscow Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Black and Ruggeri excel in Ljubljana". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  14. ^ "27th Summer Universiade All-around final Women". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Maksym Semyankiv, Kristyna Sankova (UKR) sweep Sokol Grand Prix". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Shirai, Iordache, Palesova, Merdinyan strike gold in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Host country takes eight medals at Korea Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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