Helena Žigon

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Helena Žigon (13 April 1928 – 30 July 2020) was a Slovenian long-distance runner between 1946 and 2014.[1]

She was the oldest Slovenian runner who ran all Ljubljana Marathons.[2] She ran the half marathon in Istrian on her 86th birthday.[3]

Žigon died on 30 July 2020, aged 92.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 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.