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Ludmila Formanová
CZEWomenLudmila Formanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludmɪla ˈformanovaː]) (born 2 January 1974) is a former Czech middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in Čáslav. In 1999, she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's winning streak at the World Indoor Championships and won in a championship record (CR) of 1:56.90. In August she ran in a personal best time of 1:56.56 (August 11) and won the World Championships (August 24). She officially finished her active career on 2 May 2007.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 800 Metres Short Track 1:56.90, 1000 Metres 2:35.06, 2006 season best 54.32 (Jun 25, 2006, Praha (CZE)) · World Championships: 1 gold · National record (800 Metres Short Track) · 52 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 400m | 54.32 | - | Jun 25, 2006 | ↓ | Czech Championships |
| 2006 | 800m | 2:10.40 | - | Sep 2, 2006 | ↑ | Praha (CZE) |
| 2005 | 1500m | 4:20.13 | - | Jun 27, 2005 | - | Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) |
| 2004 | 400m | 55.00 | - | May 22, 2004 | ↓ | Kladno (CZE) |
| 2004 | 800m | 2:03.99 | - | May 29, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2002 | 400m | 52.93 | - | Jul 9, 2002 | ↓ | Praha (CZE) |
| 2002 | 800m | 1:59.09 | - | Jul 19, 2002 | ↑ | Monaco Herculis |
| 2002 | 800m-short-track | 2:04.5h | - | Feb 13, 2002 | ↑ | Eaubonne (FRA) (i) |
| 2002 | 1000m | 2:36.10 | - | Aug 30, 2002 | ↑ | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme |
| 2000 | 400m | 52.98 | - | Jun 11, 2000 | ↓ | Turnov (CZE) |
| 2000 | 800m | 1:57.53 | - | Aug 11, 2000 | ↑ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2000 | 800m-short-track | 2:03.18 | - | Feb 13, 2000 | ↑ | Praha (CZE) (i) |
| 1999 | 400m | 52.80 | - | Jul 9, 1999 | ↓ | Praha (CZE) |
| 1999 | 800m | 1:56.56 | - | Aug 11, 1999 | ↑ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 1999 | 800m-short-track | 1:56.90 | - | Mar 7, 1999 | ↑ | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i) |
| 1999 | 1000m | 2:35.06 | - | Jul 17, 1999 | ↑ | Nice (FRA) |
| 1999 | 4x400m | 3:23.82 | - | Aug 29, 1999 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| 1998 | 400m | 52.77 | - | Jun 11, 1998 | ↓ | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 1998 | 800m | 1:59.44 | - | Jun 27, 1998 | ↑ | Petrovskiy Stadium, St. Petersburg (RUS) |
| 1998 | 800m-short-track | 2:00.60 | - | Feb 6, 1998 | ↑ | Budapest (HUN) (i) |
| 1998 | 4x400m | 3:27.54 | - | Aug 23, 1998 | ↑ | Budapest European Championships, Népstadion, Budapest |
| 1997 | 400m | 52.53 | - | Jun 10, 1997 | ↓ | Praha (CZE) |
| 1997 | 400m-short-track | 53.74 | - | Feb 8, 1997 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 1997 | 800m | 1:58.54 | - | Aug 24, 1997 | ↑ | Köln (GER) |
| 1997 | 800m-short-track | 2:00.42 | - | Mar 1, 1997 | ↑ | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 4x400m | 3:23.73 | - | Aug 10, 1997 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 1997 | 4x400Metre | 3:28.47 | - | Mar 9, 1997 | ↑ | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 1996 | 400m-short-track | 53.24 | - | Jan 28, 1996 | ↓ | Budapest (HUN) (i) |
| 1996 | 400m | 54.16 | - | Jun 12, 1996 | ↓ | Budapest (HUN) (i) |
| 1996 | 4x200Metre | 1:34.69 | - | Feb 17, 1996 | - | Wien (AUT) (i) |
| 1996 | 800m | 1:59.28 | - | Jul 27, 1996 | ↑ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1996 | 800m-short-track | 2:02.09 | - | Feb 11, 1996 | ↑ | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 1996 | 1000m | 2:38.48 | - | Aug 11, 1996 | ↑ | London (GBR) |
| 1996 | 4x400m | 3:26.82 | - | Aug 2, 1996 | ↑ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1995 | 400m | 52.05 | - | Aug 5, 1995 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships |
| 1995 | 800m | 2:02.39 | - | Aug 10, 1995 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships |
| 1995 | 800m-short-track | 2:05.60 | - | Mar 11, 1995 | ↑ | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 1995 | 4x400m | 3:26.27 | - | Aug 12, 1995 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships |
| 1995 | 4x400Metre | 3:30.27 | - | Mar 12, 1995 | ↑ | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 1994 | 400m-short-track | 53.67 | - | Mar 12, 1994 | ↓ | European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i) |
| 1994 | 400m | 53.67 | - | Mar 12, 1994 | ↓ | European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i) |
| 1994 | 800m | 2:02.54 | - | Jun 1, 1994 | ↑ | Bratislava (SVK) |
| 1994 | 4x400m | 3:27.95 | - | Aug 14, 1994 | ↑ | Helsinki European Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| 1993 | 800m | 2:04.89 | - | Jun 12, 1993 | ↑ | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 1993 | 4x400m | 3:27.94 | - | Aug 22, 1993 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1992 | 800m | 2:22.34 | - | Sep 16, 1992 | ↑ | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 1991 | 400m | 54.04 | - | Aug 10, 1991 | ↓ | European Junior Championships |
| 1991 | 4x400m | 3:38.75 | - | Aug 11, 1991 | ↑ | European Junior Championships |
2006
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 55.39 | - | Sep 12 | Caslav Czech Club Championships, Caslav |
800m | 2:10.40 | - | Sep 2 | Praha Czech Club Championships, Praha |
400m | 54.92 | - | Sep 2 | Praha Czech Club Championships, Praha |
400m | 55.24 | - | Aug 24 | Usti Nad Labem Grand Prix, Ústí nad Labem |
400m | 55.45 | - | Aug 3 | Pardubice Grand Prix, Pardubice |
400m | 54.89 | - | Jul 8 | Pardubice Czech Club Championships, Pardubice |
400m | 54.51 | - | Jun 29 | Praha Academica 2006, Praha |
400m | 54.32 | - | Jun 25 | Czech Championships |
400m | 55.36 | - | Jun 10 | Kladno Czech Club Championships, Kladno |
2005
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 4:20.13 | - | Jun 27 | Memoriál Josefa Odložila, Stadion Juliska, Praha |
2004
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 2:03.99 | - | May 29 | Moskva ECCC Group A, Moskva |
400m | 55.00 | - | May 22 | Kladno Czech Club Championships, Kladno |
2002
26 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | 2:03.58 | - | Sep 16 | Yokohama Super Meet, Yokohama |
800m | 2:06.23 | - | Sep 8 | Prague Czech Club Ch. Final, Praha |
400m | 54.40 | - | Sep 8 | Prague Czech Club Ch. Final, Praha |
1000m | 2:36.10 | - | Aug 30 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme |
800m | 2:01.13 | - | Aug 23 | London Norwich Union British Grand Prix, London |
800m | 1:59.92 | - | Aug 16 | Weltklasse Zürich |
800m | 2:00.23 | - | Aug 8 | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
800m | 2:01.07 | - | Aug 7 | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
800m | 2:01.07 | - | Aug 6 | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
800m | 2:00.23 | - | Aug 6 | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
800m | 2:03.25 | - | Aug 6 | München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
400m | 53.05 | - | Jul 21 | Czech Championships |
400m | 55.18 | - | Jul 20 | Czech Championships, Ostrava |
800m | 1:59.09 | - | Jul 19 | Monaco Herculis |
800m | 2:01.83 | - | Jul 16 | Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm |
400m | 53.00 | - | Jul 13 | Prague, Praha |
400m | 52.93 | - | Jul 9 | Prague, Praha |
800m | 2:02.55 | - | Jul 3 | Madrid Meeting 2012, Madrid |
800m | 2:02.53 | - | Jun 16 | Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting du Nord, Villeneuve |
800m | 2:01.31 | - | Jun 12 | Golden Spike Agrofert, Ostrava |
800m | 2:02.06 | - | Jun 8 | Sevilla Meeting Atletismo, Sevilla |
400m | 53.85 | - | Jun 1 | Jablonec nad Nisou Czech Club Championships, Jablonec nad Nisou |
800m | 2:07.02 | - | Jun 1 | Jablonec nad Nisou Czech Club Championships, Jablonec nad Nisou |
800m-short-track | 2:08.18 | - | Feb 17 | Prague Czech Indoor Championships |
800m-short-track | 2:08.39 | - | Feb 16 | Prague Czech Indoor Championships, Praha (i) |
800m-short-track | 2:04.5HT | - | Feb 13 | Eaubonne Meeting du Val d'Oise, Eaubonne (i) |
2000
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
800m | DNF | - | Sep 22 | The XXVII Olympic Games |
800m | 1:58.98 | - | Sep 3 | Ostrava Czech Club Championships, Ostrava |
800m | 1:57.53 | - | Aug 11 | Weltklasse Zürich |
800m | 1:57.72 | - | Aug 1 | Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm |
800m | 1:59.55 | - | Jul 15 | Plzen Czech Championships, Plzeň |
800m | 1:59.66 | - | Jul 8 | Oslo European Cup First League Gr., Oslo |
800m | 1:59.94 | - | Jul 5 | Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
800m | 2:00.61 | - | Jun 23 | Paris-St-Denis Meeting Gaz de France |
800m | 2:01.75 | - | Jun 17 | Villeneuve D'ascq Meeting des Géants du Nord, Villeneuve d'Ascq |
800m | 1:59.87 | - | Jun 14 | Chania Venizelia, Chania |
400m | 52.98 | - | Jun 11 | Turnov Extraliga Ch., Turnov |
800m | 2:00.64 | - | Jun 9 | Sevilla Gran Premio Deputacion, Sevilla |
Honours
München European Championships
800 Metres
Prague Czech Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
München European Championships
800 Metres
Czech Championships
400 Metres
Plzen Czech Championships
800 Metres
Prague Czech Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
München IAAF Grand Prix Final
800 Metres
IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
Czech Championships
800 Metres
IAAF World Championships
800 Metres
IAAF World Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
Prague Czech Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
Prague Czech Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
European Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
Budapest European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
Budapest European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
IAAF World Championships
800 Metres
IAAF World Indoor Championships
4x400 Metres Relay Short Track
IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
Prague Czech Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
The XXVI Olympic Games
4x400 Metres Relay
European Indoor Championships
800 Metres Short Track
IAAF World Indoor Championships
4x400 Metres Relay Short Track
Helsinki European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
Helsinki European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
European Junior Championships
800 Metres
IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
Frequently asked questions
What is Ludmila Formanová's 800 Metres Short Track personal best?
Ludmila Formanová's 800 Metres Short Track personal best is 1:56.90, set on Mar 7, 1999 in Green Dome, Maebashi (JPN) (i).
Which events does Ludmila Formanová compete in?
Ludmila Formanová competes in the 800 Metres Short Track and 1000 Metres.
How did Ludmila Formanová perform in 2006?
2006 season best: 54.32, set on Jun 25, 2006 in Praha (CZE).
How many medals has Ludmila Formanová won?
Ludmila Formanová has won 1 World Championships medal.