Blanka Paulů

Blanka Paulů
Country	Czech Republic
Born	(1954-03-31) 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 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

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	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)