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 75)
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 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 edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games edit

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1972 22 Bronze 7 6

World Championships edit

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1970 20 4 5

References edit

  1. ^ Kulhánek, Otto (1987). Malá encyklopedie lyžování (in Czech). Prague: Olympia.
  2. ^ "?asopis Policista ?. 4/2006|MVCR.cz". www.mvcr.cz. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "SIKOLOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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