Vera CERNA

Vera was born on May 17, 1963, in Brno (Czech Republic) and won the beam title at the 1979 World Championships. She became injured prior to the 1980 Olympics and was unable to compete in Moscow. According to Radio Prague, Cerna was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2003 and underwent surgery that left her partially paralyzed. Her condition has improved with rehabilitation although she still has difficulty walking and cannot see out of one eye. She has three children and lives in Brno.

Year	Competition	Team	AA
1977	Antibes International Czech Nationals 11. European Championships Jr. TCH-USSR Dual Meet World Cup	- - - - -	4 2 18 1 6	- - - - 7	- 1 - - 8	3 - - - -	- 1 - - 2
1978	19. World Championships Champions All Czech Nationals Czech World Trials HUN-POL-TCH-FRA Quad Meet Ontario Cup World Cup	5 - - - - - -	6 10 2 2 1 4 4	- - - - - - 8	7 - - - - - 2	5 - - - - - 1	6 - - - - - -
1979	12. European Championships 20. World Championships Coca Cola International Pre-Olympics World Cup	- 5 - - -	6 6 1 5 9	6 - 4 - 5	8 - 1 7 3	- 1 1 2 6	6 6 2 4 -
1980	Kosice International	-	3	-	-	-	-

Date of birth	17 May 1963		Hometown	Brno
Place of birth	Brno		Profession
Height		cm	Children	3
Weight		kg	Start gymnastics
Gender	Female		Club
Nickname			Head coach
Spouse name			Favourite apparatus

Vera CERNA

Czechoslovakia (TCH)