Blanka Paulů
| Blanka Paulů | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1954 Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 – (1982–1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 10 | 17 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | 25 | 30 | 29 | — | 4 |
| 1984 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2nd |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 19 | 2nd | 4 | — | 3rd |
| 1978 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | — | 16 | — |
| 1985 | 29 | — | — | 19 | — |
World Cup
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 27 | 7 |
| 1983 | 28 | 4 |
| 1984 | 29 | 11 |
| 1985 | 30 | 39 |
Individual podiums
- 2 victories
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 22 January 1982 |  Furtwangen, West Germany
|
5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 28 March 1982 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia
|
10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 1982–83 | 12 December 1982 |  Val di Sole, Italy
|
5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 8 January 1983 |  Klingenthal, East Germany
|
10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 14 January 1983 | Stachy, Czechoslovakia
|
10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 6 | 10 February 1983 |  Igman, Yugoslavia
|
10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
| 7 | 27 March 1983 |  Labrador City, Canada
|
10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
|
4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games[a] | 2nd |
- ^ Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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 and Snowboard Federation
- Blanka Paulu at Olympics.com
- Blanka Paulů at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)