Václav Korunka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈkoruŋka]; born December 25, 1965, in Jilemnice) is a former Czech cross-country skier who raced from 1988 to 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 13th in the 50 km event in 1992.[1]
| Václav Korunka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1965 Jilemnice, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Dukla Liberec | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (1988–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Korunka also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the World Championships was an eight in the 15 km event in those same championships.
Korunka won three FIS races in his career as well.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | — | 28 | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1992 | 26 | 17 | — | 14 | — | 13 | 7 |
| 1994 | 28 | 59 | — | 37 | — | — | 8 |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23 | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1991 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | 23 | — | — | 16 | — | 9 | 8 |
| 1995 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 38 | 8 |
| 1999 | 33 | 32 | — | — | 45 | 42 | — | 8 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1988 | 22 | 38 | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | 18 | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | 32 | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | 16 | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | 36 | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | 11 | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | 56 | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | 65 | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | 31 | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | 57 | 57 | 63 |
| 1998 | 32 | NC | NC | — |
| 1999 | 33 | 106 | NC | NC |
Individual podiums
edit- 3 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990–91 | 5 January 1991 |  Minsk, Soviet Union |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1992–93 | 12 December 1992 |  Ramsau, Austria |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 7 March 1993 |  Lahti, Finland |
30 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
edit- 3 podiums – (3 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 / Benc / Švanda |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Švanda / Petrásek / Nyč |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Švanda / Buchta / Nyč |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Václav Korunka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "KORUNKA Vaclav". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links
edit- Václav Korunka at FIS (cross-country)
- Václav Korunka at Olympics.com
- Václav Korunka at Olympedia
- Václav Korunka at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2008) (in Italian)
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