Pavel Benc

Pavel Benc
Personal information
Born (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1984–1989, 1991–1997)
Indiv. starts56
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts8
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (25th in 1989, 1991)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay

Pavel Benc (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavɛl ˈbɛnts]) (born 10 July 1963) is a Czech cross-country skier who raced from 1985 to 1997. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics. His best individual Winter Olympics finish was eight in the 50 km event during the 1992 Winter Olympics. Benc's best finish was fifth in the 50 km event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best overall finish was second in a 15 km event in 1993.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1984 20 N/a 46 N/a 34 — —
1988 24 N/a 41 N/a — 27 Bronze
1992 28 41 N/a 33 — 8 7
1994 30 65 N/a 36 25 DNS 8

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1985 21 N/a — N/a N/a — 16 —
1987 23 N/a — N/a N/a — — 4
1989 25 N/a — 21 N/a 34 DNF —
1991 27 — N/a — N/a — 5 —
1993 29 — N/a N/a — 32 7 8
1995 31 — N/a N/a — 36 14 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
 Overall   Long 
 Distance  		 Sprint 
1984 20 NC N/a N/a
1985 21 30 N/a N/a
1986 22 NC N/a N/a
1987 23 35 N/a N/a
1988 24 NC N/a N/a
1989 25 25 N/a N/a
1991 27 25 N/a N/a
1992 28 36 N/a N/a
1993 29 27 N/a N/a
1994 30 71 N/a N/a
1995 31 61 N/a N/a
1996 32 NC N/a N/a
1997 33 NC NC —

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1987–88 4 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay F Olympic Games[1] 3rd Nyč / Korunka / Švanda

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. ^ "BENC Pavel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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