Maria Sykora (born 11 October 1946) is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. She also competed in

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. She is the sister of Austrian athlete and Politician Liese Sykora and the aunt of the former Austrian handball player Karin Prokop and Austrian Skier

Thomas Sykora Thomas Sykora (born 18 May 1968) is a former alpine skier from Austria. Biography Thomas comes from a sporting family: his father Ernst Sykora was a ski instructor, and his aunts Liese Prokop and Maria Sykora were both successful athletes. H ...

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1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Austrian female sprinters Austrian female middle-distance runners Austrian female handball players Olympic athletes for Austria Olympic handball players for Austria Place of birth missing (living people) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Austria Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters Austrian Athletics Championships winners {{Austria-handball-bio-stub