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

Personal information
Born	(1954-03-31) March 31, 1954 Vrchlabí, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	4 – (1982–1985)
Indiv. starts	26
Indiv. podiums	7
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	1
Team podiums	1
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 1983)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1974 Falun 5 km 1974 Falun 4 × 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).

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km relay
1976	21	10	17	—N/a	6
1980	25	30	29	—N/a	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	—N/a	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	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	2nd	Palečková-Švubová / Svobodová / Jeriová

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)