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Maria Sykora

Maria Sykora is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She also competed in handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Maria Sykora
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1946-10-11) 11 October 1946
Tulln an der Donau, Austria
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
400 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 400 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vienna 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Vienna 4×200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sofia 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Grenoble 4×180 m
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin 400m
Silver medal – second place 1970 Turin 800m

Maria Sykora (born 11 October 1946) is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.1 She also competed in handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.1

She is the sister of Austrian athlete and Politician Liese Sykora and the aunt of the former Austrian handball player Karin Prokop and Austrian Skier Thomas Sykora.

References

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Sykora Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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