Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (; born Eva Nývltová, 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.
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.
At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Vrabcová-Nŷvltova recorded her best finish of 5th in the 30 kilometre freestyle event.
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.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 10 kmindividual 15 kmskiathlon 30 kmmass start Sprint 4 × 5 kmrelay Teamsprint 2006 20 45 — — 50 — — 2010 24 54 50 39 33 12 — 2014 28 19 11 5 — 9 —
World Championships Year Age 10 kmindividual 15 kmskiathlon 30 kmmass start Sprint 4 × 5 kmrelay Teamsprint 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 NordicOpening Tour deSki World CupFinal Ski TourCanada 2005 19 2006 20 2007 21 — 2008 22 — — 2009 23 — 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 41 26 — 2014 28 14 12 61 25 8 10 2015 29 19 18 30 6 2016 30 — — —
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. 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. 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.
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.
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. She was named Trutnov's Sportsperson of the Year for 2017, marking the fifth time she had received the award.
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. Her time in the event of 2:26:31 set a new Czech record. 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.
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.
She announced her retirement at the age of 37 in February 2023.
Personal life In 2012 Nývltová got married and added her husband's surname to hers, becoming Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová. She became a mother in April 2020, giving birth to a daughter in Trutnov at the age of 34.
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