Henrieta Farkašová

Henrieta Farkašová
Farkašová at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Born (1986-05-03) 3 May 1986
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Alpine skiing – Visually impaired
Representing  Slovakia
Paralympic Games
2010 Vancouver Super-G
2010 Vancouver Combined
2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
2014 Sochi Downhill
2014 Sochi Giant slalom
2018 Pyeongchang Downhill
2018 Pyeongchang Super-G
2018 Pyeongchang Combined
2018 Pyeongchang Giant slalom
2022 Beijing Downhill
2022 Beijing Combined
2010 Vancouver Downhill
2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
2014 Sochi Slalom
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
2009 Pyeongchang Downhill
2009 Pyeongchang Super-G
2011 Sestriere Downhill
2011 Sestriere Giant slalom
2011 Sestriere Slalom
2011 Sestriere Combined
2013 La Molina Downhill
2013 La Molina Giant slalom
2013 La Molina Slalom
2017 Tarvisio Giant slalom
2017 Tarvisio Slalom
2017 Tarvisio Super-G
2017 Tarvisio Super combined
2019 Kranjska Gora Giant slalom
2019 Kranjska Gora Slalom
2021 Lillehammer Downhill
2021 Lillehammer Super-G
2009 Pyeongchang Combined
2017 Tarvisio Downhill
2021 Lillehammer Giant slalom
2011 Sestriere Team event

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.

Biography

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.

Other activities

Farkašová appeared in 2023 season of Let's Dance.

References

  1. ^ "FARKAŠOVÁ Henrieta". International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing | Athlete Profile: Henrieta FARKASOVA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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