Hana Horáková
Czech basketball player (born 1979)
Hana Horáková (née Machová, Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦana ˈɦoraːkovaː ˈmaxovaː]; born 11 September 1979 in Bruntál) is a former basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for BK Brno. She was a member of the national team that won the European title in 2005 by defeating Russia in the final.
Career
Playing as a guard she also competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in fifth place in 2004 and in seventh place at the other two Olympics.
She won EuroLeague Women 2005-06 with Gambrinus Brno and played 12 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3 apg averages in EuroLeague Women 2009–10. She also won the Turkish Women's Basketball League 2011 with Fenerbahçe Istanbul.
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