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.

Helena Šikolová
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
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]

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 
197020—45

References
  1. Kulhánek, Otto (1987). Malá encyklopedie lyžování (in Czech). Prague: Olympia.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070622151552/http://www.mvcr.cz/casopisy/policista/2006/04/malr0406.html
  3. "SIKOLOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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