Václav Korunka

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
Country Czech Republic
Born (1965-12-25) 25 December 1965
Jilemnice, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Ski clubDukla Liberec
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1988–1999)
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts73
Team starts18
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1993)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
1989 Lahti4 × 10 km relay

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198822N/A28N/A——Bronze
19922617N/A14—137
19942859N/A37——8

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical 		  15 km 
 freestyle 		  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198923N/A814N/A——Bronze
19912513N/A—N/A———
19932723N/AN/A16—98
19952930N/AN/A——24—
199731—N/AN/A—21388
19993332N/AN/A4542—8

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
19882238N/AN/A
19892318N/AN/A
19902432N/AN/A
19912516N/AN/A
19922636N/AN/A
19932711N/AN/A
19942856N/AN/A
19952965N/AN/A
19963031N/AN/A
199731575763
199832NCNC—
199933106NCNC

Individual podiums
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1990–91 5 January 1991 Minsk, Soviet Union15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1992–93 12 December 1992 Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
37 March 1993 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 3 podiums – (3 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11987–884 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 10 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]3rdNyč / Benc / Švanda
21988–8924 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdŠvanda / Petrásek / Nyč
31989–9011 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdŠvanda / 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
  1. 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 2016-12-04.
  2. "KORUNKA Vaclav". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.


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