Quick facts for kids Henrieta Farkašová |
Farkašová at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
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| Born |
(1986-05-03) 3 May 1986 (age 38)
Rožňava, Czechoslovakia |
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| Alpine skiing – Visually impaired |
Representing  Slovakia |
| Paralympic Games |
| Gold |
2010 Vancouver |
Super-G |
| Gold |
2010 Vancouver |
Combined |
| Gold |
2010 Vancouver |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2014 Sochi |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2014 Sochi |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Super-G |
| Gold |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Combined |
| Gold |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2022 Beijing |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2022 Beijing |
Combined |
| Silver |
2010 Vancouver |
Downhill |
| Silver |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Slalom |
| Bronze |
2014 Sochi |
Slalom |
| IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships |
| Gold |
2009 Pyeongchang |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2009 Pyeongchang |
Super-G |
| Gold |
2011 Sestriere |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2011 Sestriere |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2011 Sestriere |
Slalom |
| Gold |
2011 Sestriere |
Combined |
| Gold |
2013 La Molina |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2013 La Molina |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2013 La Molina |
Slalom |
| Gold |
2017 Tarvisio |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2017 Tarvisio |
Slalom |
| Gold |
2017 Tarvisio |
Super-G |
| Gold |
2017 Tarvisio |
Super combined |
| Gold |
2019 Kranjska Gora |
Giant slalom |
| Gold |
2019 Kranjska Gora |
Slalom |
| Gold |
2021 Lillehammer |
Downhill |
| Gold |
2021 Lillehammer |
Super-G |
| Silver |
2009 Pyeongchang |
Combined |
| Silver |
2017 Tarvisio |
Downhill |
| Silver |
2021 Lillehammer |
Giant slalom |
| Bronze |
2011 Sestriere |
Team event |
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Henrieta Farkašová (born 3 May 1986) is a retired Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.
Biography
Farkašová's motto is: "Impossible is nothing".
Farkašová won three gold medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, at Whistler Creekside in the Women's giant slalom, Women's Super combined, Women's super-G, visually impaired and a silver medal in Women's downhill, visually impaired.
Farkašová clinched the sixth gold medal of her Paralympic career when she won the women's visually impaired downhill event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
In 2019 she received Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability.
Farkašová skiing guide was Natália Šubrtová. Her new skiing guide is Michal Červeň.
Other activities
Farkašová appeared in 2023 season of Let's Dance.
See also
In Spanish: Henrieta Farkašová para niños
