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 Liptovský Mikuláš 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 1995 to 2009 (best finish: sixth in 15 km at Val di Fiemme in 2003), all five Winter Olympics from 1994 to 2010 (best result: eighth in team sprint at Turin in 2006), and all three Tour de Ski events from 2006-07 to 2008-09.
Bátory's best World Cup results are three third places from Kiruna (1999, 10 km classical), Davos (2001, 15 km classical), and Beitostølen (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 cross-country skiing.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Cup Individual podiums 3 podiums – (3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1999–00 27 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd2 2001–02 15 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd3 2005–06 19 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
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