Helena Fibingerová () (born 13 July 1949 in Víceměřice,

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) is a Czech

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ter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1976 and became World champion in 1983. She also set three world records.

World records

* 21.57 metres on 21 September 1974 in Gottwaldov * 21.99 metres on 26 July 1976 in

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* 22.32 metres on 20 August 1977 in

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Her latest record stood until 2 May 1980, when East German

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improved it by four centimetres. Fibingerová still holds the indoor world record with 22.50 metres, achieved on 19 February 1977 in

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International competitions

Personal life

Fibingerová is a friend of Jana Nečasová, the former Czech Prime Minister's wife. She testified in court as a

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in defence of Nečasová in relation to the

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, in which Nečasová and her husband stood accused.

References

* 1949 births Living people People from Prostějov District Czechoslovak female shot putters Czech female shot putters Olympic female shot putters Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World record setters in athletics (track and field) Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) World Athletics indoor record holders World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Friendship Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub