Helena Pilejczyk is a Polish speed skater

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 with a remarkably long career.

Helena Pilejczyk is best known as Olympic Bronze Medal winner on the 1,500 m in Squaw Valley (1960), but the length of her career might be a bigger claim to fame. Her first appearance at the Polish national Championships speed skating was - as far as we can research at the moment - in 1953, 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.
In her long career she achieved 40 Polish skating records and won 37 Polish titles for distance, allround and relay race

Relay race

During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...

 events.

Results

Participations Year Polish Allround  Polish Distance  Wch Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...   Winter Olympics Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:...   1953 > 5th 5th 1500m 4th 5000m 1954 2nd 1st 500m 2nd 3000m 2nd 1000m 2nd 5000m 1956 1st 1st 500m 1st 1500m 1st 1000m 1st 3000m 1957 1st 2nd 500m 1st 1500m 1st 1000m 1st 3000m 9th 1958 1st 1st 500m 1st 1500m 1st 1000m 1st 3000m 1960 5th 12th 500m 3rd 1500m 5th 1000m 6th 3000m 1961 2nd 3rd 500m 2nd 1500m 2nd 1000m 2nd 3000m 7th 1962 1st 1st 500m 1st 1500m 1st 1000m 1st 3000m NC17 1963 2nd 2nd 500m 1st 1500m 2nd 1000m 2nd 3000m NC25 1964 3rd 500m 3rd 1500m 3rd 1000m 3rd 3000m 23rd 500m 25th 1500m 15th 1000m 26th 3000m 1965 8th 1966 4th 2nd 1500m 3rd 1000m 1967 3rd 1968 2nd 5th 500m 2nd 1500m 3rd 1000m 2nd 3000m NC32 1969 1st 3rd 500m 1st 1500m 2nd 1000m 1st 3000m NC24 1970 2nd 3rd 500m 2nd 1500m 3rd 1000m 1st 3000m 1971 1st 3rd 500m 1st 1500m 1st 1000m 1st 3000m NC26 1972 4th 5th 500m 2nd 1500m 5th 1000m 1st 3000m

medal count Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Winter Olympics Speed skating at the Winter Olympics Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since the first winter games in 1924. Women's events were added to the Olympic program for the first time in 1960.-History:...   1 World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships The World Allround Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best allround speed skater of the world...   European Championships European Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest...   Polish Allround 6 5 1 Polish Distance 24 16 11

Personal records

Personal records Distance Time Place Date 500 m 47.8 Karuizawa  21 Feb 1963 1,000 m 1:35.8 Squaw Valley  22 Feb 1960 1,500 m 2:27.1 Squaw Valley  21 Feb 1960 3,000 m 5:15.2 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   29 Dec 1969 5,000 m 10:06.2 Medeo Medeo The Medeu , or Medeo , is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits 1,691 metres above sea level, making it the highest skating rink in the world...   22 Jan 1955 Mini combination 199.766 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   5/6 Jan 1971 Old combination 229.387 Medeo Medeo The Medeu , or Medeo , is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medeu sits 1,691 metres above sea level, making it the highest skating rink in the world...   21/22 Jan 1955

Best times in Poland Distance Time Place Date 500 m 47.8 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   11 Jan 1964 1,000 m 1:37.4 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   6 Jan 1971 1,500 m 2:29.04 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   5 Feb 1972 3,000 m 5:15.2 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   29 Dec 1969 5,000 m 10:35.6 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   6 Feb 1954 Mini combination 199.766 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   5/6 Jan 1971 Old combination 236.353 Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...   5/6 Feb 1954

External links

• Helena Pilejczyk at SkateResults.com
• Helena Pilejczyk at mosir.elblag.eu (in Polish)