Růžena Novotná
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Růžena Novotná is a Czechoslovak
slalom canoer
who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 22nd in the K-1
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
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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...
slalom canoer
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 22nd in the K-1
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's slalom K-1
These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg....
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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