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Czech cross-country skier
Blanka Paulů
Country Czech Republic
Born (1954-03-31) March 31, 1954 (age 70)
Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (1982–1985)
Indiv. starts26
Indiv. podiums7
Indiv. wins2
Team starts1
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1983)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Falun 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Falun 4 × 5 km relay

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).

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 1981–82 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 1982–83 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 1983–84 15 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games 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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