Pavel Benc

Pavel Benc
Pavel Benc
Country	Czech Republic
Born	10 July 1963 (age 58); Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1984–1989, 1991–1997)
Team wins	0
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	1
Indiv. starts	56
Team starts	8
Overall titles	0 – (25th in 1989, 1991)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games

Pavel Benc (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavɛl ˈbɛnts]) (born 10 July 1963, in Jablonec nad Nisou) 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	—	—
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
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[]

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

External links[]

Pavel Benc at the International Ski Federation
Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-08) (in Italian)
Pavel Benc at the International Olympic Committee
Pavel Benc at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by -	Flagbearer for the Czech Republic Lillehammer 1994	Succeeded by Luboš Buchta

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[FISprofile-1] "BENC Pavel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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