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Birth | 16 December 1902, Prague, Duchy of Bohemia | |
Death | 30 May 1981 (aged 78 years) | |
Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Marie Mejzlíková was a Czech athlete, who competed in the long jump, sprint, and throwing events. She won the 60 m and finished second in the 100 yd at the 1922 Women's World Games. The same year she set the first officially recognized world records in the long jump and 100 m events. She often competed alongside another Czech sprinter Marie Mejzlíková, they are usually named as Marie Mejzlíková I and Marie Mejzlíková II in the athletics lists.