Helena Šikolová Explained

Helena Balatková (born Šikolová, 25 March 1949 in Jablonec nad Nisou,^[1] in Czech pronounced as /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.

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)

World Championships

Notes and References

1. Book: Kulhánek, Otto . Malá encyklopedie lyžování . 1987 . Olympia . Prague . Czech.
2. Web site: ?asopis Policista ?. 4/2006|MVCR.cz . www.mvcr.cz . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622151552/http://www.mvcr.cz/casopisy/policista/2006/04/malr0406.html . 22 June 2007 . dead.
3. Web site: SIKOLOVA Helena . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 2 January 2020.