Ladislav Švanda
Ladislav Švanda (born 14 February 1959 in Prague) is a former Czech cross-country skier who raced from 1982 to 1990. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 15th in the 50 km event at those same games.
| Ladislav Švanda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1959 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1982–1983, 1985–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Švanda also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was ninth in the 50 km event in 1987.
Švanda's best career World Cup finish was seventh twice (1985, 1986).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | 17 | 17 | — | Bronze |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23 | 61 |
| 1983 | 24 | 56 |
| 1985 | 26 | 25 |
| 1986 | 27 | 32 |
| 1987 | 28 | 39 |
| 1988 | 29 | 28 |
| 1989 | 30 | NC |
| 1990 | 31 | 43 |
Team podiums
- 3 podiums – (3 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987–88 | 4 February 1988 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Calgary, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Nyč / Korunka / Benc |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Petrásek / Nyč / Korunka |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Buchta / Nyč / Korunka |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- "SVANDA Ladislav". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links
- Ladislav Švanda at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ladislav Švanda at the International Olympic Committee
- Ladislav Švanda at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)