Helena Šikolová
Helena Balatková (born Šikolová, 25 March 1949 in Jablonec nad Nisou, [1] Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛlɛna ˈbalatkovaː ˈʃɪkolovaː]) is a former Czechoslovak cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 5 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, becoming the first Czech of either sex to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.
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 Šikolová finished in 10 km class at the World Championships in the 1970s Nordic disciplines in Strbske Pleso on the 4th place. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1949 (age 74) Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Šikolová also finished fourth in the 10 km event at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
She is mother of Helena Erbenová and mother-in-law of Lukáš Bauer.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
World Championships
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 | — | 4 | 5 |
References
- Kulhánek, Otto (1987). Malá encyklopedie lyžování (in Czech). Prague: Olympia.
- "?asopis Policista ?. 4/2006|MVCR.cz". www.mvcr.cz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "SIKOLOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Helena Šikolová at FIS (cross-country)
- Helena Šikolová at Olympics.com
- Helena Šikolová at Olympedia
- Helena Šikolová at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Helena Balatková at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Helena Šikolová at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
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