Helena Erbenová (née Balatková; born 6 February 1979) is a Czech cross-country skier and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2012 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships.

Helena Erbenová
Erbenová in 2007
Country Czech Republic
Born (1979-02-06) 6 February 1979 (age 45)
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubSKP Jablonex Jablonec
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (19982009)
Starts72
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (63rd in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Czech Republic
ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Elite
ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Elite
XTERRA Triathlon World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Elite

Career

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Cross-country skiing

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Erbenová has been competing cross-country skiing since 1997. She finished fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 20th in the sprint at the 2001 championships in Lahti. Erbenová's best Winter Olympic finish was 29th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit at Turin in 2006. She has a total of nine individual victories, all in FIS races, at distances up to the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit since 2000. Erbenová's best individual World Cup finish was 13th in a 15 km event in Russia in 2007.

Triathlon

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Erbenová 2011 XTERRA Triathlon World Championships where she took 3rd place.[1]

The next year, in 2012, Erbenová became the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championship.[2] She also won the European Winter Triathlon champion and the 2012 and European Cross Triathlon champion.

In 2014 Erbenová placed third at the 2014 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 23 41 42 42 4
2006 27 29 39 6 12

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001 22 42 40 CNX[a] 20 8
2003 24 35 33 8
2005 26 54 31 40 6 11
2007 28 49 43 5
2009 30 41 38 50 12
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1998 19 NC NC
1999 20 NC NC
2000 21 NC NC
2001 22 82 66
2002 23 93 NC
2003 24 78
2004 25 87 71 NC
2005 26 NC NC
2006 27 NC NC NC
2007 28 63 44 57 36
2008 29 71 54 69 36 34
2009 30 NC NC NC

Team podiums

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  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  2006–07  17 December 2006   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rajdlová / Janečková / Neumannová

Personal life

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Erbenová is the daughter of Czech skier Helena Balatková-Šikolová. She has two sisters Kateřina and Petra who also were skier. Kateřina's husband is Czech skier Lukáš Bauer.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 XTERRA World Championship". JTL Timing Systems. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ Moore, Paul (25 March 2012). "Andreev And Erbenova Are Winter Triathlon World Champions". Triathlete-Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ Carlson, Timothy (17 August 2014). "Ruben Ruzafa and Kathrin Müller win XTERRA Germany/ITU Cross Worlds". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ^ "KARASKOVA-ERBENOVA Helena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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