Stanislav Henych (born 19 February 1949 in Jilemnice) is a

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n former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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. His best olympic placing was 8th in the 4×10 km event at the

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* 1949 births Czech male cross-country skiers Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Skiers from Jilemnice {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub