Jana Gantnerova-Soltysova Semmering 2010

Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová (born 30 September 1959 in

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) is a Slovak former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

who competed for

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in the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...

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, and

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy ...

. In December 1980, she won an

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downhill in Altenmarkt, becoming the first east European skier to win a World Cup race. Her best performance at the Olympics was a fifth place in the downhill in 1984. Since retiring from competition, she has served as president of the Slovak Skiing Association, as a member of the Slovak Olympic Committee Executive Board, as a member of the

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Alpine Commission, and as Deputy Chef de Mission for the Slovak team at the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

. She is the mother of alpine skier Jana Gantnerová.

World Cup results

Race victories

*1 win – (1 DH, 0 SG, 0 GS, 0 SL, 0 K)Biography
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* 1959 births Living people Slovak female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing Sportspeople from Kežmarok Skiers from the Prešov Region FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia FISU World University Games silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Competitors at the 1983 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade {{Slovakia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub