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Helena Pilejczyk

Helena Pilejczyk

Polish speed skater (1931–2023)

Helena Pilejczyk (née Majcher; 1 April 1931 – 12 November 2023) was a Polish speed skater. Pilejczyk was the Olympic bronze medal winner in the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley (1960). Her first appearance at the Polish national Championships speed skating was in 1953,[1] while the last time she could be seen skating internationally was during the masters games of 2002, where she competed in the category for female skaters 70 years and above.[2] She achieved 40 Polish skating records and won 37 Polish titles for distance, allround and relay race events.[3] Pilejczyk died in Elbląg on 12 November 2023, at the age of 92.[4]

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  1. [1]
    Przegląd Sportowy 1953-11, pp. 1,3. (5 February 1953)
  2. [2]
    "Deutsche Eisschnelllauf- und Shorttrack-Gemeinschaft e.V."
  3. [3]
    "PILEJCZYK (MAJCHER) HELENA". pkol.pl. Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. [4]
    Zmarła Helena Pilejczyk (in Polish)
Bibliography
  • Eng, Trond and Koolhaas, Marnix. National All Time & Encyclopedia, Men/Ladies as at 1 July 1986. Issue No.5 "Eastern Europe". Degernes, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1986.
  • Żemantowski, Jacek. Lyżwiarski Jubileusz: 80 lat Polski Związek Lyżwiarstwa Szybkiego. Warszawa, Poland: PZLS, 2001.
  • Zieleśkiewicz, Władysław. Encyklopedia sportów zimowych. Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2001. ISBN 83-01-13555-7.


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