Václav Korunka

Václav Korunka (; born 25 December 1965) is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed 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.

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).

Olympic Games 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 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 — DNF Bronze 1991 25 13 25 — 19 8 1993 27 23 16 — 9 8 1995 29 30 38 — 24 9 1997 31 — — 21 38 8 1999 33 32 45 42 — 8

World Cup Season standings  Season  Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 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 — 1999 33 106

Individual podiums 3 podiums No. Season Date Location RaceLevel Place1  1990–91  5 January 1991 Minsk, Soviet Union 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd2  1992–93 12 December 1992 Ramsau, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd3 7 March 1993 Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums 3 podiums – (3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1987–88 4 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay F Olympic Games 3rd Nyč / Benc / Švanda2 1988–89 24 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Švanda / Petrásek / Nyč31989–9011 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Švanda / Buchta / Nyč

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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