Blanka Paulů
Blanka Paulů (born March 31, 1954) is a former Czech cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and finished fourth in the 20 km at those same games.
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Born | Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia | March 31, 1954||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1982–1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paulů also won two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 5 km and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay. She also had two individual victories in her career (10 km: 1982, 5 km: 1983).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1976 | 21 | 10 | 17 | N/A | 6 |
1980 | 25 | 30 | 29 | N/A | 4 |
1984 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 4 | Silver |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1974 | 19 | Silver | 4 | N/A | Bronze |
1978 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
1982 | 27 | — | — | 16 | — |
1985 | 29 | — | — | 19 | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 2 victories
- 7 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 22 January 1982 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 28 March 1982 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
3 | 1982–83 | 12 December 1982 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
4 | 8 January 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
5 | 14 January 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
6 | 10 February 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
7 | 27 March 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
Team podiums
- 1 podium
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Palečková-Švubová / Svobodová / Jeriová |
Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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References
- "PAULU Blanca". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- CNN Sports Illustrated Profile (as Blanka Paulu) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-11)
- World Championship results (as Blanka Paulu) (in German)
- Blanca Paulu at the International Ski Federation
- Blanka Paulu at the International Olympic Committee
- Blanka Paulů at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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