Anna Pichrtova

Anna Pichrtová (born Trenčín, Czechoslovakia, May 19 1973) is a professional long distance runner. [http://www.mountainrunningteam.com/bios/bio.php?id=23 La Sportiva Team bio] , Mountainrunningteam.com] She finished 28th in the Women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, won the Mount Washington Hill Climb in New Hampshire six times, [http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_1/eric-blake-from-connectic.shtml "Eric Blake from Connecticut and Anna Pichrtova from the Czech Republic triumphant at Mount Washington in 2006"] , John Stifler, "Cool Running", June 17 2007] the Mount Kinabalu Climbathon in Malaysia five times, and in 2006 won the European Mountain Running Championpionships in Malé Svatoňovice, the Grand Prix, and the "Cinq 4000s" at Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland. [http://services.datasport.com/2006/lauf/zinal/ "Sierre-Zinal - classement"] , official website]

In late 2006 she was injured in a van accident while travelling to an event in Nigeria and suffered fractures to one arm and both clavicles. After months of physiotherapy she returned to racing in June 2007. [http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070617/REPOSITORY/906170394/1007/SPORTS "Pichrtova completes her long uphill climb"] , John Stifler, "Concord Monitor", June 17 2007]

In September of 2007 she won the 23rd World Mountain Running Trophy.

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