Olga Fikotová
Olympic athlete
1932 –
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Who is Olga Fikotová?
Olga Fikotová is a Czechoslovak and later American athlete who is best known for winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the discus and her romance across Cold War barriers with American hammer gold medalist Harold Connolly.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1932
Prague - Also known as
- Olga Fikotova
- Olga Fikotova-Connolly
- Spouses
- Hal Connolly
(1957 - 1974)
- Hal Connolly
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Czech Republic
- Education
- Charles University in Prague
- Lived in
- Prague
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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