Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová

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

(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986
Trutnov, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubOlfin Car – Vella Trutnov
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2005–2016)
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

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

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

Olympic Games

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

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

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

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

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

  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.