Helena Pilejczyk

Helena Pilejczyk
	Pilejczyk in 2011
Personal information
Birth name	Helena Majcher
Born	1 April 1931; Zieluń, Poland
Died	12 November 2023 (aged 92); Elbląg, Poland
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing Poland
Olympic Games

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]

Results

**Participations**
Year	Polish Allround	Polish Distance	Wch Allround	Winter Olympics
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	5th
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			1
World Allround
European Championships
Polish Allround	6	5	1
Polish Distance	24	16	11

Personal records

**Personal records**
Distance	Time	Place	Date
500 m	47.8	Karuizawa	21 February 1963
1,000 m	1:35.8	Squaw Valley	22 February 1960
1,500 m	2:27.1	Squaw Valley	21 February 1960
3,000 m	5:15.2	Zakopane	29 December 1969
5,000 m	10:06.2	Medeo	22 January 1955
Mini combination	199.766	Zakopane	5/6 January 1971
Old combination	229.387	Medeo	21/22 January 1955

**Best times in Poland**
Distance	Time	Place	Date
500 m	47.8	Zakopane	11 January 1964
1,000 m	1:37.4	Zakopane	6 January 1971
1,500 m	2:29.04	Zakopane	5 February 1972
3,000 m	5:15.2	Zakopane	29 December 1969
5,000 m	10:35.6	Zakopane	6 February 1954
Mini combination	199.766	Zakopane	5/6 January 1971
Old combination	236.353	Zakopane	5/6 February 1954

References

Notes

^ Przegląd Sportowy 1953-11, pp. 1,3. (5 February 1953)
^ "Deutsche Eisschnelllauf- und Shorttrack-Gemeinschaft e.V."
^ "PILEJCZYK (MAJCHER) HELENA". pkol.pl. Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^ 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.

External links

Helena Pilejczyk at Olympics.com
Helena Pilejczyk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Helena Pilejczyk at mosir.elblag.eu (in Polish)

[1] Przegląd Sportowy 1953-11, pp. 1,3. (5 February 1953)

[2] "Deutsche Eisschnelllauf- und Shorttrack-Gemeinschaft e.V."

[3] "PILEJCZYK (MAJCHER) HELENA". pkol.pl. Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.

[4] Zmarła Helena Pilejczyk (in Polish)

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Authority control databases
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National	Poland