Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968 in Brno) is a former artistic gymnast who 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] Hana competed in the Olomouc Friendship Games, held as an alternative to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states boycotted, where she won a silver medal in the all around and on beam. She also won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships.[4]
Říčná is one of a few female gymnasts to have competed the Comaneci salto on uneven bars.[5]
Říčná moved to the United States in 1994 and is the head coach at Rise Gymnastics in Coventry, Rhode Island.[6] Her son, David Jessen,[7] is an elite gymnast who represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]
Eponymous skill
Říčná has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[9]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uneven bars | Ricna | Stalder to counter reversed straddled hecht over high bar | E (0.5) |
- ^ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points
References
- ^ "Hana Říčná". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "1983 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "1985 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "1985 European Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 21 November 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Hana Ricna performs Comaneci salto (1985 Europe UB at 0:31)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Hana Ricna". Rise Gymnastics. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Hana Ricna (CSSR)". Gymn Forum. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".
- ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.