Gabriela Svobodová

Gabriela Svobodová
Country Slovakia
Born (1953-02-27) February 27, 1953 (age 71)
Kremnica, Czechoslovakia
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (1982–1984)
Indiv. starts14
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts3
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (13th in 1982)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place  1984 Sarajevo   4 × 5 km relay 
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place  1974 Falun   4 × 5 km relay 

Gabriela Svobodová (born as Sekajová on February 27, 1953, in Kremnica) is a former Czechoslovak cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s until 1984. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Svobodová is the mother of Gabriela Soukalová, a biathlete competing for the Czech national team.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976 22 13 19 — 6
1980 26 20 19 — 4
1984 30 15 14 — Silver

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1974 20 — — — Bronze
1982 28 — 13 — 5
1985 31 — — — 5

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1982 28 13
1983 29 33
1984 30 20

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1981–82  22 January 1982 West Germany Furtwangen, West Germany 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1983–84  15 February 1984 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 2nd Palečková-Švubová / Paulů / Jeriová

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. ^ Kucerova, Martina (7 January 2011). "IBU Cup Opens in Nove Mesto" (Press release). International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  2. ^ "SVOBODOVA Gabriela". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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