Henrieta Farkašová

Henrieta Farkašová (born 3 May 1986)[1] is a retired Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.

Henrieta Farkašová
Farkašová at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Born (1986-05-03) 3 May 1986
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Alpine skiing
Visually impaired
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverCombined
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiDownhill
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangDownhill
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangCombined
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingDownhill
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingCombined
Silver medal – second place2010 VancouverDownhill
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangSlalom
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiSlalom
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 PyeongchangDownhill
Gold medal – first place2009 PyeongchangSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2011 SestriereDownhill
Gold medal – first place2011 SestriereGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2011 SestriereSlalom
Gold medal – first place2011 SestriereCombined
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaDownhill
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaSlalom
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSlalom
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSuper combined
Gold medal – first place2019 Kranjska GoraGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2019 Kranjska GoraSlalom
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerDownhill
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2009 PyeongchangCombined
Silver medal – second place2017 TarvisioDownhill
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2011 SestriereTeam event

Biography

Farkašová's motto is: "Impossible is nothing".

Farkašová won three gold medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually impaired.

Farkašová clinched the sixth gold medal of her Paralympic career when she won the women's visually impaired downhill event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2]

In 2019 she received Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.

Farkašová skiing guide was Natália Šubrtová. Her new skiing guide is Michal Červeň.

Other activities

Farkašová appeared in 2023 season of Let's Dance.

References
  1. "FARKAŠOVÁ Henrieta". International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  2. "Alpine Skiing | Athlete Profile: Henrieta FARKASOVA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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