Helena Fuchsová

Helena Fuchsová, née Dziurová (3 June 1965 – 14 March 2021^[1]) was a Czech runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 m events. She retired from athletics in 2004.

Helena Fuchsová

Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1965-06-03)3 June 1965 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
Died	14 March 2021(2021-03-14) (aged 55)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400m, 800m
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Women's athletics World Indoor Championships 1995 Barcelona 4x400m 1997 Paris 400m 2001 Lisbon 800m European Championships 1998 Budapest 400m European Indoor Championships 1998 Valencia 400m 2000 Ghent 400m

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	13th (h)	800 m	2:07.58
Representing  Czech Republic
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th (h)[2]	4 × 400 m	3:30.91
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	400 m	53.18
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:30.27
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd (B)	400 m	52.37
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	20th (qf)	400 m	51.70
			7th	4 × 400 m	3:26.99
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	400 m	52.04
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:28.47
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	400 m	50.66
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:23.73
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	3rd	400 m	51.22
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	400 m	50.21
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:27.54
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	4 × 400 m	3:23.82
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	400 m	52.32
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	800 m	1:58.56
			7th	4 × 400 m	3:29.17
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	800 m	2:01.18

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200m 23.29 (Prague 1997)
• 400m 50.21 (Budapest 1998)
• 800m 1:58.56 (Sydney 2000)

Indoor

• 200m 24.06 (Prague 2000)
• 400m 50.99 (Liévin 1998)
• 800m 1:58.37 (Liévin 2001)