User:Zekerova

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[edit] Zuzana Sekerova

Zuzana Sekerova[1] (born September 25, 1984, Trnava, Solovakia) is a Slovakian gymnast and Gymnastics Instructor, two-time Olympian who won the gold medal in the balance beam at the 2004 World Cup in Chile. Sekerova’s meets include the Slovakian National Championships, International and European competitions, World Championships and World Cups. Sekerova now resides in Savannah, Georgia and assists her husband, ~CoachWayne![2](William Wayne Evans), international gymnast and tumbling instructor.

Sekerova was the only member (male or female) of the Slovakian Team to compete in Women's Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2000, where she placed 59th all-around. She was Slovakia's top all-around scorer at the 1999 Worlds in Tianjin (52nd) and the 2001 Worlds in Ghent (55th). In her second Olympic Games, Zuzana ranked 47th Summer 2006 in Athens, Greece. Sekerova also competed at the World Cup in La Serena, Chile in 2004 and American Cup 2005 in New York.

In 2002 Sekerova relocated to the U.S. with the intention of training as a power tumbler. While at a local YMCA, Sekerova rekindled her love for gymnastics and resumed her gymnastics career. Sekerova rejoined the Slovakian team for the 2003 Worlds in Anaheim in August, where she finished 78th all-around. There, she was her team's top scorer on two events, and shared the top score for her team on a third event.

Sekerova has earned her most significant international results in European Championships competition. She placed 14th all-around at the 1996 Junior Europeans in Birmingham, and 11th all-around at the 1998 Junior Europeans in Saint Petersburg. Sekerova finished 13th all-around at the 2000 Senior Europeans in Paris.


[edit] Meets

Slovak National Championships [3]

2004, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

International Competitions [4]

2005, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

European Championships [5]

Amsterdam 2004, Paris 2000, St. Peterburg 1998, Birmingham 1996

World Championships [6]

Melbourne 2005, Anaheim 2003, Ghent 2001, Tian-Jin 1999

World Cups [7]

Sao Paolo Brazil 2005, America Cup NY USA 2005, La Serena Chile 2004

Youth Olympic Games [8]

EYOD Esbjerg-99, WYOD Moscow-98

Olympic Games [9]

Athens 2005, Sydney 2000

Other competitions [10]

Universiade 2005, YMCA 2003 (exhibition + video qualification for worlds 2003)