Helena Fibingerová () (born 13 July 1949 in

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) is a

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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 2013 Czech political corruption scandal, in which Nečasová and her husband stood accused.

References

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