Jochen Behle (born 7 July 1960 in
Korbach
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,
Hesse
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) is a former (
West
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)
German
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cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 1998.
Competing in six
Winter Olympics
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, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at
Lillehammer in
1994
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and his best individual finish of 11th in the 10 km event at those same games.
Behle's best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was fifth in the 10 km event at
Falun
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in
1993
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. His only World Cup victory was in a 50 km event in
Canada
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in 1989.
In West Germany, the phrase ''"Wo ist Behle?"'' ("Where is Behle?") became famous when during a TV broadcast of the 1980 Olympic Games in
Lake Placid, the commentator couldn't find Behle and worriedly repeated this question.
Article
in " Die Zeit", 9 February 2006
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*1 victory
*5 podiums
References
External links
*
Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002
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1960 births
Living people
People from Korbach
Sportspeople from Kassel (region)
Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
German male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Germany
Olympic cross-country skiers of West Germany