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Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová

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Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová
Vrabcová-Nývltová in 2018
Country Czech Republic
Born
Eva Nývltová

(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 39)
Trutnov, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubOlfin Car – Vella Trutnov
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (20052016)
Indiv. starts128
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts10
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Women's athletics
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin Marathon
Women's cross-country skiing
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011  Erzurum Sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Stryn 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kranj 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kranj 10 km skiathlon

Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈvraptsovaː ˈniːvl̩tovaː]; born 6 February 1986) is a Czech cross country skier and long-distance runner. 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 2011 Winter Universiade in the cross-country sprint competition. As a road runner, she set national records at half marathon and marathon distances, winning a bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in the marathon.

Cross-country skiing

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Nývltová first competed in the Winter Olympics at the 2006 Olympics in Turin. She subsequently competed in Vancouver in 2010.[1]

Nŷvltova competed for the Czech Republic at the 2011 Winter Universiade in the Turkish city of Erzurum. She won a silver medal in cross-country skiing in the sprint event, which was her country's first medal in Erzurum.[2]

At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Vrabcová-Nŷvltova recorded her best finish of 5th in the 30 kilometre freestyle event.[1]

Vrabcová-Nývltová's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 9th, which she achieved at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in the 30 kilometre classical event.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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Year Age 10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2006 20 45 50
2010 24 54 50 39 33 12
2014 28 19 11 5 9

World Championships

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Year Age 10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2005 19 56 51
2007 21 37 37 45
2009 23 56 46
2011 25 34 29 55 12
2013 27 41 26 35 12 14
2015 29 23 10 9

World Cup

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Season standings
Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2005 19 NC NC NC
2006 20 NC NC NC
2007 21 NC NC NC
2008 22 NC NC NC
2009 23 NC NC NC DNF
2010 24 67 53 91 22
2011 25 40 39 37 32 19 31
2012 26 50 49 46 18 37
2013 27 73 62 NC 41 26
2014 28 14 12 61 25 8 10
2015 29 19 18 NC 30 6
2016 30 NC NC DNF

Athletics

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Vrabcová-Nývltová became national champion in the 10K run 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, Petra Kamínková.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Vrabcová-Nývltová competed for the Czech Republic in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She finished in 26th place with a time of 2:33:51.[8]

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.[9] She was named Trutnov's Sportsperson of the Year for 2017, marking the fifth time she had received the award.[10]

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 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.[11] Her time in the event of 2:26:31 set a new Czech record.[1] 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.[12]

In 2021, Vrabcová-Nývltová competed at the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not finish the race after experiencing an injury.[1]

She announced her retirement at the age of 37 in February 2023.[1]

Personal life

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In 2012 Nývltová got married and added her husband's surname to hers, becoming Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová.[13] She became a mother in April 2020, giving birth to a daughter in Trutnov at the age of 34.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Atletka a běžkyně na lyžích Vrabcová Nývltová ukončila ve 37 letech kariéru". Deník (in Czech). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. ^ Faltýnek, Vilém (29 January 2011). "Lyžařka Nývltová získala na univerziádě stříbro ve sprintu". Radio Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Nejlepší výkon kariéry, Vrabcová-Nývltová na MS devátá". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "VRABCOVA-NYVLTOVA Eva". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Lyžařka Vrabcová-Nývltová vyhrála běžecké Běchovice". Czech Television (in Czech). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Vrabcová-Nývltová na Běchovicích podtrhla vládu nad vytrvalkyněmi". idnes.cz (in Czech). 27 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Vrabcová-Nývltová ozdobila debut v půlmaratonu rychlým časem". Deník (in Czech). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Rio 2016 marathon women - Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 14 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Běchovice znovu ovládli po roční přestávce Vrabcová-Nývltová a Zemaník". Czech Television (in Czech). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  10. ^ Otradovský, Tomáš (15 May 2018). "Thajboxer a vytrvalostní běžkyně ovládli udílení sportovních cen". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  11. ^ "European Championships 2018: Volha Mazuronak wins marathon despite nosebleed". BBC Sport. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Stewartová přepsala české vytrvalecké tabulky, v Istanbulu vylepšila rekord v půlmaratonu". Czech Radio (in Czech). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  13. ^ Kaliba, Jan; Jelínková, Tereza (2 January 2013). "Běžkyně na lyžích Vrabcová-Nýltová si manžela vozí na závody s sebou". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  14. ^ Markup, Michal (28 April 2020). "Nejlepší česká maratonkyně je maminkou. O své štěstí se Vrabcová podělila fotkou z porodnice". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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