Václav Korunka (; born December 25, 1965, in
Jilemnice
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) is a former
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cross-country skier who raced from 1988 to 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the
1988 Winter Olympics
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in
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while his best individual
Winter Olympics
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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
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. His best individual finish at the World Championships was an eight in the 15 km event in those same championships.
Korunka won three
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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)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 3 podiums
Team podiums
* 3 podiums – (3 )
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships and the
1994 Winter Olympics
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, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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1965 births
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Czech male cross-country skiers
Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers
Living people
Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic cross-country skiers of Czechoslovakia
Olympic cross-country skiers of the Czech Republic
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
People from Jilemnice
Sportspeople from the Liberec Region
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