Zdeňka Šilhavá

Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres. That mark still is the national record.

Šilhavá represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in sixth place (67.84 metres) in the women's discus, and in eleventh place in the women's shot put event (18.86 metres).

statics
Full name: Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá (-Kusá)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg)
Born: June 15, 1954 in Krnov, Moravskoslezský, Czech Republic
Affiliations: RH Praha
Country: TCH Czechoslovakia, CZE Czech Republic
Sport: Athletics

Achievements
Year / Competition / Venue / Position / Notes
1983 / World Championships / Helsinki, Finland / 6th / 64.32 m
1987 / World Championships / Rome, Italy / 6th / 64.82 m
1996 / Olympic Games / Atlanta, United States / 19th / 59.24 m