Henrieta Farkašová (born 3 May 1986)
is a retired
Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time
Paralympic
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
champion and seventeen-time world champion in the
B3 (classification)
B3 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport. Competitors in this classification have partial sight, with visual acuity from 2/60 to 6/60. It is used by a number of blind sports including para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skii ...
category.
Biography
Farkašová's motto is: "Impossible is nothing".
Farkašová won three gold medals at the
2010 Winter Paralympics
)
, nations = 44
, athletes = 506
, events = 64 in 5 sports
, opening = 12 March
, closing = 21 March
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Zach Beaumont
, stadium = BC Place
, winter_pr ...
, at
Whistler Creekside
Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between ...
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
)
, nations = 49
, athletes = 569
, events = 80 in 6 sports
, opening = 9 March
, closing = 18 March
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...
.
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
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Slovak female alpine skiers
Paralympic alpine skiers for Slovakia
Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Slovakia
Paralympic silver medalists for Slovakia
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
Laureus World Sports Awards winners
Paralympic Sport Awards — Best Female winners
People from Rožňava
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