Naďa Mertová
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Naďa Mertová is an orienteering
competitor
who competed for Czechoslovakia
. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships
in Jičín
she placed 10th in the individual competition, and won a bronze medal in the relay with the Czechoslovak team together with Renata Vlachová
and Anna Hanzlová
.
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
who competed for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Jičín
Jicín
Jičín is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It lies approximately 85 km northeast of Prague in the scenic region of the Bohemian Paradise under the Prachov Rocks ....
she placed 10th in the individual competition, and won a bronze medal in the relay with the Czechoslovak team together with Renata Vlachová
Renata Vlachová
Renata Vlachová is an orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships in Jičín she placed 11th in the individual competition, and won a bronze medal in the relay, together with Naďa Mertová and Anna Hanzlová...
and Anna Hanzlová
Anna Hanzlová
Anna Hanzlová is an orienteering competitor who competed for Czechoslovakia. At the 1972 World Orienteering Championships in Jičín she placed 14th in the individual competition, and won a bronze medal in the relay, together with Naďa Mertová and Renata Vlachová...
.