Benny Kohlberg
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| Full name | Tord Benny Kolberg | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1954 Arvika, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Arvika IS | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 3 – (1982, 1984, 1987) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 1982) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benny Kohlberg (born 17 April 1954) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Kohlberg's best individual finish was third at a World Cup competition in 1982 in Switzerland.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25 | 17 | 13 | — | 5 |
| 1984 | 29 | 19 | — | — | Gold |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 27 | — | 31 | — | 5 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 27 | 16 |
| 1984 | 29 | 44 |
| 1987 | 32 | 33 |
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 16 January 1982 | .svg.png){kind=small} Le Brassus, Switzerland | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983–84 | 16 February 1984 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Wassberg / Ottosson / Svan |
| 2 | 1987–88 | 17 March 1988 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Eriksson / Forsberg / Håland |
Note: 1 Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- ↑ "KOHLBERG Benny". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
- Benny Kohlberg at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Benny Kohlberg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- People from Arvika Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Värmland County
- Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen