Hana RICNÁ |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Date of birth |
20 December 1968 |
Hometown |
Florida, USA |
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Place of birth |
Brno |
Profession |
coach |
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Height |
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cm |
Children |
1 son: David |
Weight |
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kg |
Start gymnastics |
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Gender |
Female |
Club |
Zbrojorka Brno |
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Nickname |
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Head coach |
Radek & Drahomira KRIZ |
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Spouse name |
Lorin Jessen |
Favourite apparatus |
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World class in |
1983 |
First competition |
1981 |
Last competition |
1988 |
Hana was born on December 20, 1968 in Brno. She trained at Zbrojorka Brno with coaches Radek and Drahomira Kriz (Drahomira's maiden name was Smolikova, and she finished 9th AA at the 1975 European Championships). Hana came to the USA in 1994 and coached for a while at a gym in Florida. She is married to Lorin Jessen and they have a three-year-old son, David. The couple currently coach at Patti Dunne's School of Gymnastics in Connecticut.
World Championships: 1
Silver, 1 Bronze
European Championships:
1 Silver
Year |
Competition |
Team |
AA |
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1981 |
Intl. Jr Championships,
Tokyo |
- |
7 |
- |
2 |
- |
5 |
1982 |
Chunichi Cup |
- |
3 |
- |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1983 |
14. European Championships |
- |
13 |
- |
8 |
- |
6 |
1984 |
American Cup |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1985 |
Champions All |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1986 |
Ahoy Cup |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1988 |
7 |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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