Ján Michalko

Ján Michalko
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	18 November 1947; Východná, Czechoslovakia
Died	24 September 2024 (aged 76); Slovakia
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing

Ján Michalko (18 November 1947 – 22 September 2024) was a Czechoslovak cross-country skier of Slovak ethnicity. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Michalko studied to be an electrotechnician at SOU elektrotechnické in Liptovský Hrádok.^[2] Michalko was the inaugural winner of Biela stopa SNP race in Kremnica in 1974, repeating the victory in 1977. In 1975/76 World Cup season, he won bronze with František Šimon and Milan Jarý in Davos 3 × 10 kilometers relay race. As an athlete of Červená hviezda Štrbské Pleso club, he was a member of Public Security from 1967 onwards. After retirement, he was the chief of police in Dolný Kubín. Between 1990 and 1992, he served as deputy Minister of Interior to Vladimír Mečiar, who recalled him failing to follow orders. On 1 September 1999, Ladislav Pittner promoted him into a rank of General.^[3]

Michalko died in Slovakia on 22 September 2024, at the age of 76.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Michalko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ Fronko, Milan (2003). Olympionici Liptova [Olympians of Liptov] (in Slovak). Liptovský Mikuláš. p. 34. ISBN 80-89130-13-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Pašuth, Peter (24 September 2024). "Zomrel prvý víťaz Bielej stopy SNP a dvojnásobný olympionik". olympic.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 September 2024.

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