Ladislav Švanda (born 14 February 1959) is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia 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.
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 19 17 15 Bronze
World Championships 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1987 28 22 13 9 4 1989 30 — 17 17 DNF Bronze 1991 32 — — 36 36 8
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 1990 31 43
Team podiums 3 podiums – (3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1987–88 4 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay F Olympic Games 3rd Nyč / Korunka / Benc2 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Petrásek / Nyč / Korunka31989–9011 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Buchta / Nyč / Korunka
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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