Helena Fibingerová

Helena Fibingerová ( born July 13, 1949 in Víceměřice, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czechoslovak putter, which was successful in the 1970s and 1980s.

Life

Your youth spent in Veseli nad Moravou, where she attended high school. She started for the club USK Prague and was trained by Jaroslav Šmíd. She is 1.79 m tall and weighed in their active time 90 kg ( now 60 kg).

Helena Fibingerová earned their first competition in 1966, scoring a length of 13.61 m. She was 1969-1987 a total of 27 times Czechoslovak shot put champion outdoors and indoors. During her long career she won a total of nine gold, five silver and two bronze medals. It was once a world champion and European champion eight times in the hall and five Vice - European Champion. They also scored three world records. She was the first shot putter who came over 22 m.

Helena Fibingerová today operates a bakery in Uherský Ostroh. In addition, it engages in the marketing agency of the Czech Athletics Association and is a member of the Czech Television Council.

She is married but childless. She has a sister and two nieces.

Achievements

Olympic games

World Championships

European Championships

European Indoor Championships

In addition, it was the World Cup final in 1979 and 1981 respectively second with 19,74 m and 19,92 m and 1985 with third parties with 19,17 m. They also won twice at the IAAF Grand Prix (1995 in Rome and 1987 in Brussels)

World Records

• 21.57 m on September 21, 1974 in Gottwaldov (improving the previous record of Russian Nadezhda Tschischowa by 12 cm)
• 21.99 m on July 26, 1976 in Opava (improving the previous record of Bulgarian Iwanka Christowa by 10 cm)
• 22.32 m on August 20, 1977 in Nitra (improvement of their own world record )

This record held until May 2, 1980, when Ilona Slupianek from the GDR surpassed it by four centimeters.

Helena Fibingerová holds with 22.50 m the indoor world record. This performance it achieved in Jablonec on ​​19 February 1977. The held by Ilona Slupianek German indoor record stands at 21.59 m and dates from 1979.