Henrieta Farkašová

Henrieta Farkašová (born 23 May 1986)[1] is a Slovak alpine skier, nine-time Paralympic champion and fifteen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.

Henrieta Farkašová
Farkašová at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Born (1986-05-23) 23 May 1986
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
2010 VancouverSuper-G, visually impaired
2010 VancouverSuper combined, visually impaired
2010 VancouverGiant slalom, visually impaired
2014 SochiDownhill, visually impaired
2014 SochiGiant slalom, visually impaired
2018 PyeongchangDownhill, visually impaired
2018 PyeongchangSuper-G, visually impaired
2018 PyeongchangSuper combined, visually impaired
2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom, visually impaired
2010 VancouverDownhill, visually impaired
2018 PyeongchangSlalom, visually impaired
2014 SochiSlalom, visually impaired
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
2009 PyeongchangDownhill, visually impaired
2009 PyeongchangSuper-G, visually impaired
2011 SestriereDownhill, visually impaired
2011 SestriereGiant slalom, visually impaired
2011 SestriereSlalom, visually impaired
2011 SestriereSuper combined, visually impaired
2013 La MolinaDownhill, visually impaired
2013 La MolinaGiant slalom, visually impaired
2013 La MolinaSlalom, visually impaired
2017 TarvisioGiant slalom, visually impaired
2017 TarvisioSlalom, visually impaired
2017 TarvisioSuper-G, visually impaired
2017 TarvisioSuper combined, visually impaired
2019 Kranjska GoraGiant slalom, visually impaired
2019 Kranjska GoraSlalom, visually impaired
2009 PyeongchangSuper combined, visually impaired
2017 TarvisioDownhill, visually impaired
2011 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 is Natália Šubrtová.

References
  1. "FARKAŠOVÁ Henrieta". International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  2. "Alpine Skiing | Athlete Profile: Henrieta FARKASOVA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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