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.

Blanka Paulů
Country Czech Republic
Born (1954-03-31) March 31, 1954
Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (19821985)
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums7
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts26
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1983)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Falun5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Falun4 × 5 km relay

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 Standings
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 198182 22 January 1982 West Germany Furtwangen, West Germany 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2 28 March 1982 Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 10 km Individual World Cup 1st
3 198283 12 December 1982 Italy Val di Sole, Italy 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd
4 8 January 1983 East Germany Klingenthal, East Germany 10 km Individual World Cup 3rd
5 14 January 1983 Czechoslovakia Stachy, Czechoslovakia 10 km Individual World Cup 3rd
6 10 February 1983 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igman, Yugoslavia 10 km Individual World Cup 1st
7 27 March 1983 Canada Labrador City, Canada 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 198384 15 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Palečková-Švubová / Svobodová / Jeriová
  1. Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "PAULU Blanca". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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