Jochen Behle (born 7 July 1960 in
Korbach,
Hesse) is a former (
West)
German cross-country skier
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who competed from 1980 to 1998.
Competing in six
Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at
Lillehammer
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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 was fifth in the 10 km event at
Falun in
1993
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. His only World Cup victory was in a 50 km event in
Canada 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
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History
The ...
", 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