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.

Helena Šikolová
Šikolová finished in 10 km class at the World Championships in the 1970s Nordic disciplines in Strbske Pleso on the 4th place.
Born25 March 1949 (1949-03-25) (age 73)
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia

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]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
197222Bronze76

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
19702045

References

  1. Kulhánek, Otto (1987). Malá encyklopedie lyžování (in Czech). Prague: Olympia.
  2. "Archived copy". www.mvcr.cz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "SIKOLOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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