Jaroslava Bukvajová (born 17 November 1975 in

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) is a Slovak cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2004. Her best World Cup finish was ninth twice, both earned in

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in 1998. Bukvajová also competed in three

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, earning her best finish of tenth in the 15 km event at Nagano in

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. Her best finish at the

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was 17th on three occasions (5 km:

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, 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit and 30 km: both

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

References

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* 1975 births Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Slovakia Slovak female cross-country skiers Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing Slovak mountain runners FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovakia FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Banská Bystrica Skiers from the Banská Bystrica Region {{Slovakia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub