Ľubomíra Balážová

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Ľubomíra Balážová Cross-country skiing
nation CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Slovakia
SlovakiaSlovakia 
birthday August 13, 1968
place of birth Štrba ,  Czechoslovakia
Career
society CH Štrbské Pleso
status resigned
End of career 1998
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Overall World Cup 24. ( 1991/92 )
 

Ľubomíra Balážová (born August 13, 1968 in Štrba as Ľubomíra Ilanovská ) is a former Czechoslovak cross-country skier .

Career

Balážová, who started for the CH Štrbské Pleso, appeared internationally for the first time at the 1987 World Championships in Oberstdorf . There she took 46th place over 5 km classic and 39th place over 20 km freestyle. The following year she ran at the Winter Olympics in Calgary on 33rd place over 20 km freestyle, 30th place over 5 km classic and 27th place over 10 km classic. In addition, she won there together with Viera Klimková , Ivana Rádlová and Alžběta Havrančíková in seventh place in the season. At the 1989 World Championships in Lahti she ran to 39th place over 10 km classic and to fifth place with the relay and at the 1991 World Championships in Val di Fiemme to 19th place over 15 km classic, to 16th place 5 km classic and eighth place with the relay. In the 1991/92 season she made three points in the World Cup and achieved her best individual placement in the World Cup with tenth place over 5 km classic in Funäsdalen and her best overall result at the end of the season with 24th place in the overall World Cup. At the season highlight, the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , she finished 26th in the pursuit, 13th place over 15 km classic and 11th place over 5 km classic. In addition, she won there together with Kateřina Neumannová , Alžběta Havrančíková and Iveta Zelingerová in sixth place in the season. The following year she won the gold medal at the Winter Universiade in Zakopane over 10 km freestyle and 10 km classic. In March 1993 she was third with the relay at the World Cup in Oslo . Her best placings at the 1993 World Championships in Falun were 14th place over 15 km classic and fifth place with the relay and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer 18th place over 30 km classic and seventh place with the relay. At the 1997 World Championships in Trondheim , she was eleventh with the relay. She completed her last World Cup race in January 1998 in Ramsau am Dachstein , which she finished in 57th place in the pursuit.

At the Czechoslovak Championships Balážová won three times over 10 km (1988, 1989, 1991) and once with the relay of CH Štrbské Pleso (1988). In addition, she became Czechoslovak junior champion over 10 km in 1986 and in 1987 and 1988 over 5 km and 10 km, respectively.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 1988 Calgary : 7th place relay, 27th place 10 km classic, 30th place 5 km classic, 33rd place 20 km freestyle
  • 1992 Albertville : 6th place relay, 11th place 5 km classic, 13th place 15 km classic, 26th place 10 km pursuit
  • 1994 Lillehammer : 7th place relay, 18th place 30 km classic, 21st place 5 km classic, 24th place 10 km pursuit

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 1987 Oberstdorf : 39th place 20 km freestyle, 46th place 5 km classic
  • 1989 Lahti : 5th place relay, 39th place 10 km classic
  • 1991 Val di Fiemme : 8th place relay, 16th place 5 km classic, 19th place 15 km classic
  • 1993 Falun : 5th place relay, 14th place 15 km classic, 32nd place 5 km classic, 37th place 10 km pursuit
  • 1997 Trondheim : 11th place relay

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Skijahr 1986 on czech-ski.com, p 57
  2. ↑ Ski year 1987 on czech-ski.com, p. 57, p. 91
  3. ↑ Ski year 1988 on czech-ski.com, p. 53
  4. ↑ Ski year 1989 on czech-ski.com, p. 92, p. 115
  5. ↑ Skijahr 1991 on czech-ski.com, p 61, p 100
personal data
SURNAME Balážová, Ľubomíra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Štrba