Zdeňka Šilhavá

Zdeňka Šilhavá (born Kusá, later known as Bartoňová-Šilhavá; 15 June 1954 in Krnov ) is a Czech retired female track and field athlete who represented Czechoslovakia. She set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of . That mark still is the national record.

Šilhavá represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in sixth place in the women's discus, and in eleventh place in the women's shot put event . The ban was later reduced to 18 months by the IAAF.

Personal life She is married to discus thrower Josef Šilhavý.

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