Ludmila Formanová
Personal information
Born (1974-01-02) 2 January 1974
Čáslav, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Seville800 m

Ludmila Formanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludmɪla ˈformanovaː]) (born 2 January 1974) is a former Czech middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in Čáslav.

In 1999 she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's winning streak at the World Indoor Championships, and won in a championship record (CR) of 1:56.90. In August she ran in a personal best time of 1:56.56 (August 11) and won the World Championships (August 24).

She officially finished her active career on 2 May 2007.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 21st (h) 800m 2:22.34
Representing the  Czech Republic
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 1st 800 m 2:06.88
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 4x400m relay 3:27.94
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 4x400m relay 3:27.95
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 4x400 m relay 3:30.27
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 5th 800 m 1:59.52
5th 4×400 m relay 3:23.73
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 800 m 2:02.30
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 4×400 m relay 3:27.54
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 1st 800 m 1:56.90 CR
World Championships Seville, Spain 1st 800 m 1:56.68
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 800 m 2:00.23

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