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Henrieta Farkašová
Farkašová at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Born	(1986-05-03) 3 May 1986 (age 38) 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) 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.

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.

External links

• Henrieta Farkasova at the International Paralympic Committee
• Henrieta Farkašová at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Henrieta Farkašová at the Slovenský Paralympijský Výbor [sk] (in Slovak)

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