Lubomír Buchta (born 16 May 1967 in

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cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1999. Competing in three

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, his best finish was seventh in the 4 × 10 km relay at

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while his best individual finish was 13th twice (30 km: 1992, 50 km:

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). Buchta's best finish at the

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was fifth in the 10 km event at

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. His best World Cup finish was third in a 50 km event in

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in 1992. Buchta earned four FIS race victories up to 15 km from 1994 to 1997.

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 podium

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

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Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002
1967 births Czech male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Nové Město na Moravě {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub