Henrieta Farkašová | |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1986 |
Birth Place: | Rožňava, Czechoslovakia |
Henrieta Farkašová (born 3 May 1986)[1] is a retired Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.
Farkašová's motto is: "Impossible is nothing".
Farkašová won three gold medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually impaired.
Farkašová clinched the sixth gold medal of her Paralympic career when she won the women's visually impaired downhill event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2]
In 2019 she received Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
Farkašová skiing guide was Natália Šubrtová. Her new skiing guide is Michal Červeň.
Farkašová appeared in 2023 season of Let's Dance.