Pavol Blažek

Pavol Blažek (born 9 July 1958) is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 14th 20 km 1:35:30.8
10th 50 km 4:16:26
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 11th 20 km 1:28:12
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 20 km 1:26:13
50 km DNF
1983 World Race Walking Cup Bergen, Norway 9th 20 km 1:21:37
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 20 km 1:21:54
17th 50 km 4:06:49
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 10th 20 km 1:24:51
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 6th 20 km 1:23:26
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 11th 20 km 1:24:37
18th 50 km 3:58:43
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 15th 20 km 1:22:39
12th 50 km 3:47:31
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 8th 20 km 1:21:53
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 1st 20 km 1:22:05
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th 20 km 1:22:34
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 17th 20 km 1:29:23
29th 50 km 4:22:33
Representing  Slovakia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th 20 km 1:25:31
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 50 km 3:49:44
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th 50 km 4:03:45
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 46th 20 km 1:29:41

References

Records
Preceded by
Andrey Perlov
Men's 20 km walk world record holder
September 16, 1990 – April 7, 1994
Succeeded by
Bu Lingtang


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