Petra Smaržová Explained

Petra Smaržová
Birth Date:4 June 1990
Birth Place:Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia

Petra Smaržová (born 4 June 1990) is a disabled skier from Slovakia.

Life

Smaržová was born in Valašské Meziříčí on 4 June 1990. Smaržová speaks English, German and Slovak. She started her skiing career at the World Championships in Austria in 2002.

She was the second skier to finish in the standing women's slalom race and giant slalom race at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.[1]

Smaržová also took part in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, where she again competed in the women's slalom. She is coached by Peter Matiasko and Branislav Mazgut.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPC Alpine Skiing - Competition Calendar . 16 May 2013 . Paralympic.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111135644/http://www.paralympic.org/alpine-skiing/calendar/historical-results . 11 November 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Petra SMARZOVA . Sochi 2014 Paralympics . . 28 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705025743/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic/athlete-petra-smarzova . 5 July 2014 . dead.