Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (; born 6 February 1986) is a Czech cross country skier and

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. A five-time Olympian, Vrabcová-Nývltová represented the Czech Republic in three Winter Olympic Games as well as twice in the Summer Olympics. In winter sports, she won a silver medal at the

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in the cross-country sprint competition. As a road runner, she set national records at

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and

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distances, winning a bronze medal at the

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in the marathon.

Cross-country skiing

Nývltová first competed in the

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at the 2006 Olympics in

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. She subsequently competed in

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. Nŷvltova competed for the Czech Republic at the

in the Turkish city of

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. She won a silver medal in

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in the sprint event, which was her country's first medal in Erzurum. At the 2014 Olympics in

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, Vrabcová-Nŷvltova recorded her best finish of 5th in the 30 kilometre freestyle event. Vrabcová-Nývltová's best finish at the

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was 9th, which she achieved at the

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in the 30 kilometre classical event.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Athletics

Vrabcová-Nývltová became national champion in the

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in September 2014, setting a new national record of 33:42 at the course of the Běchovice – Prague Race, where she finished more than two minutes ahead of nearest compatriot,

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. She followed this up by winning the national championship at the same course a year later in a time of 33:27, taking a further 15 seconds off the record. That same month she made her debut at half marathon distance, finishing 5th in the Ústí nad Labem Half Marathon in a time of 1:12:11, second-fastest ever for a Czech woman behind the record of Alena Peterková. Vrabcová-Nývltová competed for the Czech Republic in the

at the

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. She finished in 26th place with a time of 2:33:51. After not participating in the Běchovice – Prague Race in 2016 due to fatigue from the Olympics, Vrabcová-Nývltová returned to the race in 2017, where she again won for her third title. She was named Trutnov's Sportsperson of the Year for 2017, marking the fifth time she had received the award. On August 12, 2018, Vrabcová-Nývltová won her first major athletics medal, finishing third for a bronze medal in the women's marathon at the

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. Her time in the event of 2:26:31 set a new Czech record. Also in 2018, in Prague, Vrabcová-Nývltová set a Czech national record in the half marathon of 1:11:01, a record which stood until being surpassed by Moira Stewartová in March 2022. In 2021, Vrabcová-Nývltová competed at the

at the

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, but did not finish the race after experiencing an injury. She announced her retirement at the age of 37 in February 2023.

Personal life

In 2012 Nývltová got married and added her husband's surname to hers, becoming Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová. She became a mother in April 2020, giving birth to a daughter in

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at the age of 34.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrabcová-Nývltová, Eva 1986 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Czech female cross-country skiers Tour de Ski skiers Czech female marathon runners Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Trutnov Athletes from the Hradec Králové Region Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Czech Republic Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics