Ladislav Švanda

Ladislav Švanda (born 14 February 1959 in Prague) 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 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 15th in the 50 km event at those same games.

Ladislav Švanda
Country	Czech Republic
Born	(1959-02-14) 14 February 1959 Prague, Czechoslovakia
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (1982–1983, 1985–1990)
Starts	21
Podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (25th in 1985)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1989 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay

Švanda also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. 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)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1988	29	—	—	—	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km   classical	15 km   freestyle	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1987	28	—	—	13	9	4
1989	30	—	17	17	—	Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	23	61
1983	24	56
1985	26	25
1986	27	32
1987	28	39
1988	29	28
1989	30	NC
1990	31	43

Team podiums

• 3 podiums – (3 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1987–88	4 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay F	Olympic Games[1]	3rd	Nyč / Korunka / Benc
2	1988–89	24 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Petrásek / Nyč / Korunka
3	1989–90	11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Buchta / Nyč / Korunka

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

External links

• Ladislav Švanda at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Ladislav Švanda at Olympics.com
• Ladislav Švanda at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)