Hervé Balland (born January 7, 1964) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 1998. He won a silver medal in the 50 km event at the

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. Balland's best finish at the

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was a fifth in the 50 km event at the 1992 Games in

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. He won the

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in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and a 15 km event in

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in 1994.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002
1964 births Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics French male cross-country skiers Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic cross-country skiers of France 20th-century French people {{France-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub