Hana Říčná

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Hana Říčná
— Gymnast  —
Country represented  Czechoslovakia
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 55)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Residence Coventry, Rhode Island
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Gym Zbrojorka Brno
Head coach(es) Radek and Drahomira Kriz

Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968, in Brno) is a former artistic gymnast that represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the team final and 29th in the all-around final.[1] She won two medals at the World Championships, a silver on beam in 1983[2] and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985.[3] She won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships.[4] Hana moved to the United States in 1994 and she is now married, has a son,[5] and is the head coach at Rise Gymnastics in Coventry, Rhode Island.[6] Her son, David Jessen, is also an elite gymnast and represents the Czech Republic in international competition and will compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

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