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Ludmila Formanová

Czech middle-distance runner

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Ludmila Formanová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludmɪla ˈformanovaː]; born 2 January 1974) is a Czech former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in Čáslav.

In 1999, she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's winning streak at the World Indoor Championships and won in a championship record (CR) of 1:56.90. In August, she ran in a personal best time of 1:56.56 (11 August) and won the World Championships (24 August).

She officially finished her active career on 2 May 2007.

Ludmila Formanová at World Athletics

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