Hana Říčná

Hana Říčná
Born (1968-12-20) 20 December 1968
Brno, Czechoslovakia[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Czechoslovakia
GymZbrojovka Brno
Head coach(es)Radek and Drahomira Kriz
Eponymous skillsRicna (uneven bars)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
1983 Budapest Balance beam
1985 Montreal Uneven bars
European Championships
1985 Helsinki Balance beam
Friendship Games
1984 Olomouc All-around
1984 Olomouc Balance beam
1984 Olomouc Team

Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968) is a Czechoslovak former artistic gymnast. She won two medals at the World Championships– a silver on the balance beam in 1983 and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985. She competed at the 1984 Friendship Games and won a silver medal in the all-around and on the balance beam. She also won a silver medal on beam at the 1985 European Championships. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics career

Říčná began competing at the senior level in 1983 and finished 13th in the all-around at the 1983 European Championships. She qualified for the uneven bars and floor exercise final, finishing eighth and sixth, respectively.[2] Then at the 1983 World Championships, she helped the Czechoslovak team finish sixth. She advanced to the all-around final and finished 14th. She also advanced to the uneven bars final and finished eighth. Then in the balance beam final, she won the silver medal behind Olga Mostepanova.[3]

Říčná finished seventh in the all-around at the 1984 American Cup and tied with Mary Lou Retton for the balance beam title.[4] Due to Czechoslovakia joining the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics, she competed at the 1984 Friendship Games.[5] There, she won the all-around silver medal behind Mostepanova despite scoring perfect 10s on the vault and uneven bars.[6] She helped her country win the bronze medal in the team event.[7] She also finished second to Mostepanova in the balance beam final. She tied for fourth place in the balance beam final and finished eighth in the uneven bars final.[8]

Říčná finished fourth in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise finals at the 1985 European Championships. She did win the silver medal on the balance beam behind Oksana Omelianchik.[9] Then at the 1985 World Championships, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Gabriele Fähnrich and Dagmar Kersten.[10] She also finished eighth in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam.[11][12]

Říčná represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics and helped the team finish seventh.[13] She qualified for the individual all-around final and finished 29th.[14]

Post-gymnastics

Říčná moved to the United States in 1994 and began coaching gymnastics. She married Lorin Jessen, who is also a gymnastics coach. Her son, David Jessen, is an elite gymnast who represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15][16] Her daughter Sandra also competed in gymnastics for Stanford.[17] In 2025, she opened the Ricna Elite Gymnastics Academy in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.[18]

Eponymous skill

Říčná has an uneven bars release move named after her in the Code of Points.[19]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven bars Ricna Stalder to counter reversed straddled hecht over high bar E (0.5)
  1. ^ Valid for the 2025–2028 Code of Points

References

  1. ^ "Hana Říčná". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "1983 European Championships Women's Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ "1983 World Gymnastics Championships Budapest, Hungary October 23-30, 1983" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ "1984 McDonald's American Cup New York, NY" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Ten East Bloc Countries Agree to Hold Their Own Summer Games". United Press International. 24 May 1984. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Female gymnast gets four 10s". Associated Press. The Central New Jersey Home News. 26 August 1984. p. 33. Retrieved 11 June 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1984 CSSR Spartakiade (Olomouc) - Women's Team". Gymn Forum. 7 December 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  8. ^ "1984 CSSR Spartakiade (Olomouc) Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  9. ^ "1985 European Championships Women's Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ "1985 World Gymnastics Championships Montreal, Canada November 3-10, 1985" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  11. ^ "1985 World Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  12. ^ "1985 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Seoul 1988 Gymnastics Artistic team competition women Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Seoul 1988 Gymnastics Artistic individual all-round women Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Interview: David Jessen (Czech Republic)". International Gymnast Magazine. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Temple/St. Luke's Med Student is Former Olympic Gymnast". Saucon Source. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  17. ^ Hixson, Chuck (26 November 2019). "Jessen joins older brother at Stanford". Lehigh Valley Press. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  18. ^ Adams, Gregory (4 June 2025). "Olympian opens gymnastics academy in West Hazleton". Hazleton Standard Speaker. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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