Mária Homolová

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Maria Homolova
Personal information
Country representedFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Born (1987-09-29) 29 September 1987 (age 36)
Zvolen
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(Slovakia national team)
Years on national team1997 - 2012

Maria Homolova (born 29 September 1987 in Zvolen [1] ) is a former Slovak female artistic gymnast and member of the national team. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. [2] [3] This was her first Olympic Games, having narrowly missed qualifying for both the Athens and Beijing Games (missing out in 2008 by three one-hundredths of a point). [4] After suffering many injuries during her career (including a damaged Achillies tendon in the run up to the 2008 Olympics), she retired after the 2012 Olympics. [5]

She was the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2011 Slovakian national gymnastics champion in the all-around. [6] [7] She was also junior champion in 2000, 2001 and 2003. [7]

She has studied Media Communications. [6] [7]

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