Ivan Bátory (born 3 May 1975) is a Slovak cross-country skier who has competed at the international senior level of cross-country skiing since 1993. He was born in

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and lives in Uhorská Ves. As a cross-country skier, he competed for Štrbské Pleso SC. Bátory competed in all eight World Ski Championships from

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(best finish: sixth in 15 km at

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), all five

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from

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(best result: eighth in team sprint at

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), and all three

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events from 2006-07 to 2008-09. Bátory's best

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results are three third places from

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(1999, 10 km classical),

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(2001, 15 km classical), and

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(2005, 15 km classical). His best World Championships result is sixth place in the 15 km classical event in Val di Fiemme in 2003, and his best Olympic result is eighth place in the team sprint in Turin in 2006. In 2011, Bátory retired from

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup

Individual podiums

*3 podiums – (3 )

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Batory, Ivan 1975 births Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Slovakia Slovak male cross-country skiers Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Liptovský Mikuláš Skiers from the Žilina Region FISU World University Games gold medalists for Slovakia Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade 21st-century Slovak sportsmen