Helena Pilejczyk Explained
| Helena Pilejczyk |
| Birth Name: | Helena Majcher |
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| Birth Date: | 1 April 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Zieluń, Poland |
| Death Place: | Elbląg, Poland |
| Height: | 1.59 m |
| Weight: | 51 kg |
| Country: | Poland |
| Sport: | Speed skating |
Helena Pilejczyk (née Majcher; 1 April 1931 – 12 November 2023) was a Polish speed skater. Pilejczyk was the Olympic bronze medal winner in the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley (1960). Her first appearance at the Polish national Championships speed skating was in 1953,[1] while the last time she could be seen skating internationally was during the masters games of 2002, where she competed in the category for female skaters 70 years and above.[2] She achieved 40 Polish skating records and won 37 Polish titles for distance, allround and relay race events.[3] Pilejczyk died in Elbląg on 12 November 2023, at the age of 92.[4]
Results
Participations! Year ! Polish Allround ! Polish Distance ! Wch
Allround ! Winter
Olympics | 1953 | > 5th | 5th 1500m
4th 5000m | | | | 1954 | 2nd | 1st 500m
2nd 3000m
2nd 1000m
2nd 5000m | | | | 1956 | 1st | 1st 500m
1st 1500m
1st 1000m
1st 3000m | | | | 1957 | 1st | 2nd 500m
1st 1500m
1st 1000m
1st 3000m | 9th | | | 1958 | 1st | 1st 500m
1st 1500m
1st 1000m
1st 3000m | 5th | | | 1960 | | | 5th | 12th 500m
3rd 1500m
5th 1000m
6th 3000m | | 1961 | 2nd | 3rd 500m
2nd 1500m
2nd 1000m
2nd 3000m | 7th | | | 1962 | 1st | 1st 500m
1st 1500m
1st 1000m
1st 3000m | NC17 | | | 1963 | 2nd | 2nd 500m
1st 1500m
2nd 1000m
2nd 3000m | NC25 | | | 1964 | | 3rd 500m
3rd 1500m
3rd 1000m
3rd 3000m | | 23rd 500m
25th 1500m
15th 1000m
26th 3000m | | 1965 | 8th | | | | | 1966 | 4th | 2nd 1500m
3rd 1000m | | | | 1967 | 3rd | | | | | 1968 | 2nd | 5th 500m
2nd 1500m
3rd 1000m
2nd 3000m | NC32 | | | 1969 | 1st | 3rd 500m
1st 1500m
2nd 1000m
1st 3000m | NC24 | | | 1970 | 2nd | 3rd 500m
2nd 1500m
3rd 1000m
1st 3000m | | | | 1971 | 1st | 3rd 500m
1st 1500m
1st 1000m
1st 3000m | NC26 | | | 1972 | 4th | 5th 500m
2nd 1500m
5th 1000m
1st 3000m | | | | | align=center bgcolor=gold | Gold medal | align=center bgcolor=silver | Silver medal | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | Bronze medal | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Polish Allround | 6 | 5 | 1 | | Polish Distance | 24 | 16 | 11 | | | |
Personal records
Personal records! Distance !! Time !! Place !! Date| 500 m | 47.8 | | 21 February 1963 | | 1,000 m | 1:35.8 | | 22 February 1960 | | 1,500 m | 2:27.1 | | 21 February 1960 | | 3,000 m | 5:15.2 | | 29 December 1969 | | 5,000 m | 10:06.2 | | 22 January 1955 | Mini
combination | 199.766 | | 5/6 January 1971 | Old
combination | 229.387 | | 21/22 January 1955 | | | Best times in Poland! Distance !! Time !! Place !! Date| 500 m | 47.8 | | 11 January 1964 | | 1,000 m | 1:37.4 | | 6 January 1971 | | 1,500 m | 2:29.04 | | 5 February 1972 | | 3,000 m | 5:15.2 | | 29 December 1969 | | 5,000 m | 10:35.6 | | 6 February 1954 | Mini
combination | 199.766 | | 5/6 January 1971 | Old
combination | 236.353 | | 5/6 February 1954 | | | |
References
- Notes
Bibliography
- Eng, Trond and Koolhaas, Marnix. National All Time & Encyclopedia, Men/Ladies as at 1 July 1986. Issue No.5 "Eastern Europe". Degernes, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1986.
- Żemantowski, Jacek. Lyżwiarski Jubileusz: 80 lat Polski Związek Lyżwiarstwa Szybkiego. Warszawa, Poland: PZLS, 2001.
- Zieleśkiewicz, Władysław. Encyklopedia sportów zimowych. Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2001. .
External links
Notes and References
- [Przegląd Sportowy]
- Web site: Deutsche Eisschnelllauf- und Shorttrack-Gemeinschaft e.V..
- Web site: PILEJCZYK (MAJCHER) HELENA . pkol.pl . . 6 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129174619/http://www.pkol.pl/pl/subpages/displayfid/294_2146.html . 29 January 2010 .
- https://www.portel.pl/sport/zmarla-helena-pilejczyk-1-kwietnia-1931-r-12-listopada-2023-r/136787 Zmarła Helena Pilejczyk
