Jana Gereková

Jana " Janka " Gereková ( born November 27, 1984 in Liptovsky Mikuláš ) is a Slovakian biathlete.

The student from Liptovská Porúbka, operates since 2000 Biathlon. They will start for Liptovsky Hradok and is coached by Milan Gašperčík. In Ridnaun she appeared first time in 2002 at the Junior World Championships and reached a best finish rank 12 in singles. A year later, she missed in Kościelisko as fourth in the individual only just a medal. In 2004, in Haute Maurienne she reached in all three races good rankings and always came in the top ten. At the Junior European Championships in Minsk of the year in seventh place was their best result in singles. In the summer of the year they launched at the World Cup in the summer biathlon in Osrblie and missed with the relay bronze as fourth-placed again just barely. In the Junior European Championships in 2005 in Novosibirsk Gereková reached again with the season in fifth place their best result. The Junior World Championships in Kontiolahti did not yield any significant results.

Since the season 2005/ 06 Janka Gereková starts at senior level. At first it was used mainly in the Biathlon European Cup. In Osrblie they were, however, soon also her debut in the Biathlon World Cup. She was 79th in the sprint. Already in the World Cup races in Oberhof it reached 37th in the Sprint her second-highest in a single race. The highlight of the season was Gerekovás participation in the 2006 Olympics in Turin. It was used in San Sicario in singles and was ranked 59th Shortly thereafter she went to at the European Championships in Langsdorf and took the same route to 50th place. She was also in the World Cup with the mixed relay at Pokljuka Thirteenth.

In 2007, for the first time in Antholz start at a biathlon World Cup, the Slovakian. In the sprint she could reach rank 66, with the season it was 15 Things went better at the European Championships in Bansko. With the Season Gereková was ranked seven, in the sprint, she was 16 and in the pursuit of it made ​​it to number 17 in the summer of 2007, she launched quite successful at the World Cup in the summer biathlon in Otepaeae. In the cross-country discipline could prove fifth places in the sprint and mass start on roller skis they finished ninth in the sprint and fourth in the pursuit. Your best World Cup results so far are a 36th place in the sprint Pokljuka in the 2006/07 season and a seventh place in the relay in the same season in Ruhpolding. Jana Gereková took part in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Your best results were the 40 places in the sprint and pursuit. With the season she was ranked 13th The Summer Biathlon European Championships 2010 in Osrblie she won at the side of Natália Prekopova, Miroslav Matiaško and Matej Kazár won bronze in the mixed relay. In addition, she won the silver medal behind Irina Leukhina in the sprint, appeared for the pursuit race but not more.

Biathlon World Cup rankings

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).