Helena Fibingerová

Helena Fibingerová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛlɛna ˈfɪbɪŋɡɛrovaː]) (born 13 July 1949 in Víceměřice,[1] Olomouc Region) is a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1976 and became World champion in 1983. She also set three world records.

Helena Fibingerová
Fibingerová in 2012
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1949-07-13) July 13, 1949
Víceměřice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Czechoslovakia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)22.32 m (1977)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Montreal 1976 Shot put
World Championships
Helsinki 1983 Shot put
European Championships
Prague 1978 Shot put
Athens 1982 Shot put
Rome 1974 Shot put

World records
  • 21.57 metres on 21 September 1974 in Gottwaldov
  • 21.99 metres on 26 July 1976 in Opava
  • 22.32 metres on 20 August 1977 in Nitra

Her latest record stood until 2 May 1980, when East German Ilona Slupianek improved it by four centimetres.

Fibingerová still holds the indoor world record with 22.50 metres, achieved on 19 February 1977 in Jablonec nad Nisou.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1972 Olympic Games Munich, Germany 7th 18.81 m
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
1974 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st
European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd
1975 European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 2nd
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 3rd 20.67 m
1977 European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 1st
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 2nd
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 1st
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 2nd
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 2nd
European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 21.05 m
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 10th
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 8th

Personal life

Fibingerová is a friend of Jana Nečasová, the former Czech Prime Minister's wife. She testified in court as a character witness in defence of Nečasová in relation to the 2013 Czech political corruption scandal, in which Nečasová and her husband stood accused.[2]

References
  1. Helena Fibingerová Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.
  2. "Janu Nečasovou znám jinak, než jak ji vykreslují, řekla u soudu atletka". iDNES.cz. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
Records
Preceded by
Nadezhda Chizhova
Ivanka Khristova		 Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
21 September 1974 – 6 August 1975
26 September 1976 – 2 May 1980		 Succeeded by
Marianne Adam
Ilona Slupianek


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