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 (age 58)
Jilemnice, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Ski clubDukla Liberec
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (19881999)
Starts73
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1993)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lahti 4 × 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

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

Olympic Games

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Season standings

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 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  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 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "KORUNKA Vaclav". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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