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
1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in
Falun
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.
Balland's best finish at the
Winter Olympics
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was a fifth in the 50 km event at the
1992 Games in
Albertville
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It is best k ...
. He won the
Engadin Skimarathon in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and a 15 km event in
Germany
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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
*
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 for France
20th-century French sportsmen
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