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