Vendula Frintová

Vendula Frintová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛndula ˈfrɪntovaː]; born 4 September 1983 in Nachod) is a Czech professional triathlete, multiple Czech Champion in various categories such as National Champion of the years 2006 and 2007 and winner of the National Championship Series of the year 2009, Duathlon World Champion of the year 2009, and gold medalist of the World Cup in Mooloolaba 2010.

Frintová in the heat of the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.

Frintová placing 19th at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010.

Frintová at the Salford Triathlon, 2007.

In the eight years from 2002 to 2009, Vendula Frintová took part in 75 ITU competitions and achieved 37 top ten positions, among which five gold medals.

In her home country, Vendula Frintová represents the Ekol Elite Triathlon Team, and in 2010, again, she also takes part, as an elite guest star, in prestigious German and French circuits, i.e. the German Bundesliga, representing Krefelder Kanu Klub,[1] and the French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux, representing TCG 79 Parthenay. At the opening triathlon of this Grand Prix de Triathlon, Frintová placed 17th,[2] and at the second Lyonnaise des Eaux triathlon in Beauvais she placed 26th, both times being among the three triathlètes classants l'équipe, the best triathletes of the club, and TCG 79 Parthenay, which had only four instead of five triathletes, all of whom foreign guest stars, placed 5th again.[3]

Vendula Frintová holds a degree in anthropology and genetics (Charles University, Prague) and, when in the Czech Republic, she lives in her home town Nachod.