Zuzana Hejnová
- Born
- Dec 19, 1986 (39 years old)
- Birthplace
- Liberec, Austria–Hungary
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 400 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.73 m
- Weight
- 61 kg
Zuzana Hejnová is a retired Czech athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2012 London Olympics. Hejnová is a two-time World Champion, having claimed titles at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
She won bronze at the 2012 European Championships and silver for the 400 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. At age 16, Hejnová earned the gold medal in her specialist event at the 2003 World Under-18 Championships to take a silver at the 2004 World U20 Championships. She also won bronze and gold at the 2003 and 2005 European U20 Championships respectively.
She is a two-time Diamond League 400 m hurdles winner. Hejnová is the Czech record holder for the 400 m hurdles, and also holds national best in the 300 m hurdles. She is a four-time Czech outdoor champion (400 m, 400 m hurdles) and an eight-time national indoor champion (200 m, 400 m, pentathlon). Her sister, Michaela, is also an Olympic athlete.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m hurdles 52.83 (#20 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 51.77, 2020 season best 55.70 (Aug 9, 2020, Atletický stadion města Plzně, Plzeň (CZE)) · Last competition: 59th Ostrava Golden Spike, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava, Sep 8, 2020, 40.80 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 2 gold · National record (400 m hurdles) · 39 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 200m | 24.83 | +1.1 | Jun 19, 2020 | Atletický stadion Slavia Praha, Praha (CZE) |
| 2020 | 300MetresH | 40.37 | – | Jun 19, 2020 | Atletický stadion Slavia Praha, Praha (CZE) |
| 2020 | 400mH | 55.70 | – | Aug 9, 2020 | Czech Championships, Atletický stadion města Plzně, Plzeň |
| 2020 | 4x400m | 3:41.74 | – | Jul 4, 2020 | Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) |
| 2019 | 100mH | 13.66 | +1.1 | May 18, 2019 | Plzeň (CZE) |
| 2019 | 200m | 24.29 | +0.6 | May 18, 2019 | Plzeň (CZE) |
| 2019 | 200m-short-track | 24.32 | – | Feb 3, 2019 | – |
| 2019 | 200m-short-track Indoor | 24.32 | – | Feb 3, 2019 | Praha (CZE) (i) |