Eva Sládeková

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Eva Sládeková
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CountryFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Born (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 36)
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
Coach Michal Matejka
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Eva Sládeková (born December 17, 1981 in Trenčín) is a Slovak badminton player. [1] She is a two-time national badminton champion in the women's singles (2005 and 2007), and also, a member of the badminton team for M-Šport Trenčín Club, under her personal coach and former partner Michal Matejka. [2]

Trenčín City in Slovakia

Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around 120 km (75 mi) from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District. It has a medieval castle, Trenčín Castle, situated on a rock above the city.

Sladekova held her distinction of being the first Slovak badminton player to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She received a bye for the second preliminary round match of the women's singles, before losing out to Hong Kong's Wang Chen, with a score of 7–21 each in two straight periods. [3] [4] [5]

2008 Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, held in Beijing in 2008

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Beijing Municipality in Peoples Republic of China

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These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Eva Sládeková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. "Na olympijské hry v Pekingu prvý raz aj slovenská bedmintonistka – Eva Sládeková" [Eva Sládeková – first Slovak badminton player at the Beijing Olympics] (in Slovak). Slovak Olympic Committee. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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  4. "HK's bitter-sweet badminton win". South China Morning Post. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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