Ladislav Švanda (born 14 February 1959 in

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) is a former Czech cross-country skier who raced from 1982 to 1990. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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while his best individual

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finish was a 15th in the 50 km event at those same games. Švanda also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the previous championships. These champion ...

. His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was ninth in the 50 km event in 1987. Švanda's best career World Cup finish was seventh twice (1985, 1986).

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 3 podiums – (3 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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* * * Czech male cross-country skiers Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers 1959 births Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic cross-country skiers of Czechoslovakia Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Prague {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub