Helena Šikolová
Helena Balatková (born Šikolová, March 25, 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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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Sapporo | 5 km |
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 |
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| 1970 | 20 | — | 4 | 5 |
References
- Kulhánek, Otto (1987). Malá encyklopedie lyžování (in Czech). Prague: Olympia.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070622151552/http://www.mvcr.cz/casopisy/policista/2006/04/malr0406.html
- "SIKOLOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Helena Šikolová at the International Ski Federation
- Helena Sikolova at the International Olympic Committee
- Helena Šikolová at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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