Pavol Szikora (26 March 1952 – 22 May 2021[1]) was a Slovak race walker. He was born in Lučenec and represented the club Dukla Banská Bystrica.[2]

He finished eleventh at the 1983 World Championships (50 km),[3] won the silver medal at the 1984 Friendship Games (50 km),[4] finished eighth at the 1986 European Championships (50 km),[5] seventh at the 1987 World Championships (50 km),[6] tenth at the 1988 Olympic Games (50 km)[2] sixteenth at the 1991 World Championships (50 km),[7] fifteenth at the 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup (50 km),[8] and 27th at the 1992 Olympic Games (50 km).[2] He became Czechoslovak champion in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1991 (50 km).[9]

References

  1. ↑ Vo veku 69 rokov zomrel dvojnásobný olympionik Pavol Szikora (in Slovak)
  2. 1 2 3 "Pavol Szikora". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Men 50km Walk Athletics World Championship 1983 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Boycott Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Men 20km Walk European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Men 50km Walk World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Men 50km Walk World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  8. ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine - IAAF.org
  9. ↑ "Czechoslovakian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.


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