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
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1949-07-13) July 13, 1949 (age 73) Víceměřice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Czechoslovakia
Sport	Athletics
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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 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.

• Helena Fibingerová at World Athletics

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