Helena Žigon

Helena Žigon (13 April 1928 – 30 July 2020) was a Slovenian long-distance runner between 1946 and 2014.

She was the oldest Slovenian runner who ran all Ljubljana Marathons. She ran the half marathon in Istrian on her 86th birthday.

Žigon died on 30 July 2020, aged 92.

References

  1. 1 2 PA., P. "Umrla je tekaška legenda Helena Žigon". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Slovenske novice. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Kozina Praprotnik, Jasmina (2014). Bela dama : življenje tekačice Helene Žigon : roman v 42 tisoč korakih (1. natis ed.). Ljubljana: UMco. ISBN 978-961-6954-11-2. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Trdoživa superbabica napoveduje slovo: Ljubljanski maraton bo moj zadnji | Rekreacija - Planet Siol.net". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-08-01.