Helena Erbenová

Helena Erbenová (née Balatková, born February 6, 1979) is a Czech cross-country skier and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2012 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships.

Helena Erbenová
Erbenová in 2007
Country	Czech Republic
Born	6 February 1979 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Ski club	SKP Jablonex Jablonec
World Cup career
Seasons	1998–2009
Team wins	0
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	1
Indiv. starts	72
Team starts	14
Overall titles	0 – (63rd in 2007)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Women's triathlon ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships 2012 Elite ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships 2013 Elite 2014 Elite XTERRA Triathlon World Championships 2019 Elite 2011 Elite

Career

Cross-country skiing

Erbenová has been competing cross-country skiing since 1997. She finished fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 20th in the sprint at the 2001 championships in Lahti. Erbenová's best Winter Olympic finish was 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at Turin in 2006. She has a total of nine individual victories, all in FIS races, at distances up to the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit since 2000. Erbenová's best individual World Cup finish was 13th in a 15 km event in Russia in 2007.

Triathlon

Erbenová 2011 XTERRA Triathlon World Championships where she took 3rd place.[1]

The next year, in 2012, Erbenová became the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championship.[2] She also won the European Winter Triathlon champion and the 2012 and European Cross Triathlon champion.

In 2014 Erbenová placed third at the 2014 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2002	23	—	41	42	—	42	4	N/A
2006	27	—	N/A	29	39	—	6	12

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2001	22	42	—	40	CNX^[a]	20	8	N/A
2003	24	35	—	33	—	—	8	N/A
2005	26	54	N/A	—	31	40	6	11
2007	28	49	N/A	43	—	—	5	—
2009	30	—	N/A	41	38	50	12	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1998	19	NC	N/A	NC	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
1999	20	NC	N/A	NC	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
2000	21	NC	N/A	—	NC	—	N/A	N/A
2001	22	82	N/A	N/A	N/A	66	N/A	N/A
2002	23	93	N/A	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A
2003	24	78	N/A	N/A	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
2004	25	87	71	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A
2005	26	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	—	N/A	N/A
2006	27	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A
2007	28	63	44	N/A	N/A	57	36	N/A
2008	29	71	54	N/A	N/A	69	36	34
2009	30	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	NC	—	—

Team podiums

• 1 podium – (1 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2006–07	17 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Rajdlová / Janečková / Neumannová

Personal life

Erbenová is the daughter of Czech skier Helena Balatková-Šikolová. She has two sisters Kateřina and Petra who also were skier. Kateřina's husband is Czech skier Lukáš Bauer.

References

1. "2011 XTERRA World Championship". JTL Timing Systems. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
2. Moore, Paul (25 March 2012). "Andreev And Erbenova Are Winter Triathlon World Champions". Triathlete-Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
3. Carlson, Timothy (17 August 2014). "Ruben Ruzafa and Kathrin Müller win XTERRA Germany/ITU Cross Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
4. "KARASKOVA-ERBENOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links

• Helena Erbenova at the International Ski Federation
• Mvcr.cz profile of Erbenová
• page XTERRA Czech