Helena Fibingerová () (born 13 July 1949 in Víceměřice,Helena Fibingerová . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01. Olomouc Region) is a Czech shot putter 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 Opava 22.32 metres on 20 August 1977 in Nitra
Her latest record stood until 2 May 1980, when East German Ilona Slupianek improved it by four centimetres.
Fibingerová still holds the indoor world record with 22.50 metres, achieved on 19 February 1977 in Jablonec nad Nisou.
International competitions Representing 1972Olympic GamesMunich, Germany7th18.81 m1973European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st19.08 m1974European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st20.75 mEuropean Championships Rome, Italy 3rd20.33 m1975European Indoor Championships Katowice, Poland 2nd19.97 m1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada 3rd20.67 m1977European Indoor Championships San Sebastián, Spain 1st21.46 m 1978European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st20.67 mEuropean Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 2nd20.86 m1980European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 1st19.92 m1981European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 2nd20.64 m1982European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 2nd19.24 mEuropean Championships Athens, Greece 2nd20.94 m1983European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st20.61 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st21.05 m1984European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st20.34 m1985European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st20.84 m1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany10th18.48 m1987World Championships Rome, Italy8th20.29 m
Personal life Fibingerová is a friend of Jana Nečasová, the former Czech Prime Minister's wife. She testified in court as a character witness in defence of Nečasová in relation to the 2013 Czech political corruption scandal, in which Nečasová and her husband stood accused.
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