MERKOVA Adela
Czech Republic
CZE
Title
Ms
Lastname
MERKOVA
Firstname
Adela
Gender
female
Country
Czech Republic
Place of birth
Ĺ UMPERK
Year of birth
2001 (23 y.o.)
Discipline(s)
Parkour
Women's Artistic Gymnastics
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Hobbies
Cycling, skiing, snowboarding, inline skating, trampolining. (Facebook page, 30 Nov 2020)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach, Stuntperson
Spoken languages
Czech, English
Club
Gymnastika Zlin: Czech Republic
Sporting relatives
Her twin sister Vendula has also competed in parkour at World Cup level. (Gymnastika Zlin Facebook page, 12 Sep 2022)
Other sports
Before switching to parkour, she and her twin sister Vendula competed in artistic gymnastics at international level. She represented the Czech Republic at the 2017 World Cup event in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jan 2022; gymnastique.sport, 03 Jun 2019; swt-longinestiming.azurewebsites.net, 01 Jun 2016)
Injuries
She ended her artistic gymnastics career at age 17 after suffering an elbow injury. (refcoach.cz, 01 Jan 2020)
Start sporting career
She began gymnastics at age four. She began training in parkour in early 2019 in Zlin, Czech Republic.
Reason for taking up the sport
She and her twin sister Vendula were offered the chance to compete in parkour after finishing their artistic gymnastics careers. "The love of sport did not leave us even after the end of our gymnastics career, and when we got the offer to train in parkour in Zlin at the beginning of 2019 and to represent the Czech Republic again, we could not refuse."
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (olympijskytym.cz, 12 Jul 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"You only live once, so make it worth it!" (olympijskytym.cz, 12 Jul 2022)
Additional information
COACHING
She has worked as a coach at the Gymnastic Parkour Freerun Club [GPFC] in Prague, Czech Republic. (Parkourpraha GPFC Facebook page, 12 Sep 2022; parkourpraha.cz, 01 Jan 2021)

Last update : 2024-09-09

The World Games

2022 - The World Games 2022 BIRMINGHAM (USA)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
4
Score Final
19.000
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
20.500
World Championships

2024 - 2nd FIG Parkour World Championships KITAKYUSHU (JPN)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
4
Score Qualif.
27.400

2022 - 1st FIG Parkour World Championships TOKYO (JPN)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
3
Score Final
24.500
Rank Qualif.
5
Score Qualif.
22.000
World Cup

2024 - FIG World Cup 2024 COIMBRA (POR)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
2
Score Final
27.800
Rank Qualif.
4
Score Qualif.
24.700

2024 - FIG World Cup 2024 MONTPELLIER (FRA)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
4
Score Final
25.400
Rank Qualif.
5
Score Qualif.
26.600

2023 - FIG Parkour World Cup SOFIA (BUL)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
1
Score Final
27.500
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
26.000

2023 - FIG Parkour World Cup 2023 MONTPELLIER (FRA)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
24.000

2022 - FIG Parkour World Cup Sofia SOFIA (BUL)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
7
Score Final
20.000
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
19.000

2022 - FIG Parkour WCup MONTPELLIER (FRA)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
4
Score Final
19.500
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
18.500
Continental Championships

2016 - 31st European Championships 2016 BERN (SUI)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
39
Score Qualif.
49.099 
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
59
Score Qualif.
11.100
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
59
Score Qualif.
11.966
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
30
Score Qualif.
12.900
Team
Rank Final
10
Score Final
153.253
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
World / Challenge Cup

2021 - FIG Parkour World Cup Sofia SOFIA (BUL)

Women Freestyle
Rank Final
3
Score Final
20.500
Rank Qualif.
3
Score Qualif.
19.000
Multisport Events / Games

2019 - World Urban Games BUDAPEST (HUN)

Women Speed
Rank Final
8
Score Final
17.160
Rank Semifinal
7
Score Semifinal
17.350
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
17.200
Women Freestyle
Rank Final
2
Score Final
22.000
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
25.500
World / Challenge Cup

2019 - FIG World Cup 2019 MONTPELLIER (FRA)

Women Speed
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
9
Score Qualif.
18.140
Women Freestyle
Rank Final
2
Score Final
24.500
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
23.000

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 DOHA (QAT)

Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
13
Score Qualif.
11.833
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
7
Score Final
12.300
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
12.333