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 Slovaks 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 x 10 kilometers relay race. As an athlete of Červená hviezda Štrbské Pleso club, he was a member of Public Security since 1967. Post-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: date and year (link) 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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