Blanka Paulů (born March 31, 1954) is a former

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cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

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and finished fourth in the 20 km at those same games. Paulů also won two medals at the

1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 took place 16–24 February 1974 in Falun, Sweden. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1954. The women's 3 × 5 km relay changed to a 4 × 5 km relay at these c ...

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:

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

*2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Individual podiums

*2 victories *7 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 podium

References

External links

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World Championship results (as Blanka Paulu)
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulu, Blanka 1954 births Living people Czech female cross-country skiers Czechoslovak female cross-country skiers Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Competitors at the 1975 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1978 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1981 Winter Universiade Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Vrchlabí Skiers from the Hradec Králové Region