About Taťána Kocembová
Born 1962. Taťána Kocembová is a Czech athletics competitor.
Taťána Netoličková (née Kocembová; , divorced Slaninová; born 2 May 1962) is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was winning the silver medal behind teammate Jarmila Kratochvílová at the 1983 World Championships in a personal best time of 48.59s. A time that still ranks her eighth on the world all-time list. She won a second silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. In 1984, she won the 400 m at the European Indoor Championships. She also held the world best for the unofficial distance of 500 metres.
Personal life Born in Ostrava, she is married to Jaroslav Netolička, with whom she has a son. She was previously married to her coach Jan Slanina. Their daughter, Jana Slaninová (born 1990) is also a sprinter, with a 400 m best of 53.74 secs (2013).
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Who is Taťána Kocembová?
Czech athlete
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Taťána Kocembová was born on 2 May 1962 in Ostrava.
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Taťána Kocembová is an athletics competitor.
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Taťána Kocembová is Czech.
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