Kristýna Pálešová

Kristýna Pálešová
Born (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991
Ivančice, Czech Republic[1]
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Czech Republic Czech Republic
(2007–2014)
ClubSokol Brno I
Head coach(es)Kateřina Janečková
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Czech Republic
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 5 1 1

Kristýna Pálešová (born 22 February 1991) is a Czech former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a five-time FIG World Cup event champion.

Gymnastics career

Pálešová began gymnastics at the age of five. She made her senior international debut at the 2007 European Championships.[2]

Pálešová represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics and advanced to the all-around final, finishing 21st.[3] She tore her ACL during podium training at the 2009 World Championships and withdrew from the competition.[3]

At the 2011 Maribor World Challenge Cup, Pálešová won the gold medal on the uneven bars.[4] She then won the uneven bars bronze medal at the Ostrava World Challenge Cup.[5]

Pálešová competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and won a berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] During podium training at the 2012 European Championships, she injured her foot on the balance beam and had four stitches.[2] She was still able to compete at the Olympic Games and finished 47th in the all-around qualification.[6] After the Olympic Games, she competed at the Ostrava World Challenge Cup and won gold medals on both the uneven bars and the balance beam.[7]

At the 2013 Cottbus World Cup, Pálešová injured both of her elbows while competing on the uneven bars after missing a Jaeger. The injury was diagnosed as a bruised joint capsule, and she was able to return to training in time for the 2013 European Championships.[8] She won the uneven bars gold medal at the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup.[9] She then won the uneven bars silver medal at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, behind Ekaterina Kramarenko.[10]

Pálešová won the uneven bars title at the 2014 Doha World Challenge Cup.[11] She also won the uneven bars gold medal at the Korea Cup.[12] She retired in June 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kristyna Palesova Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Palesova Kristyna - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Crumlish, John (13 February 2012). "IG Online Interview: Kristyna Palesova (CZE)". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Final results 44. Šalamunov Memorial 2011" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. ^ "World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics Ostrava Czech Republic Uneven Bars - Women" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Women's Qualification – Olympic Gymnastics – Artistic". London 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Double for Palesova in Ostrava". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Crumlish, John (2 April 2013). "Pálešová Presses Past Injury, Toward Europeans". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Black and Ruggeri excel in Ljubljana". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Individual Apparatus series winners determined in Osijek". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Shirai, Iordache, Palesova, Merdinyan strike gold in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Host country takes eight medals at Korea Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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