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Joseph "Josef" or "Sepp" Benz (20 May 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Two-man: 1980), two silvers (Four-man: 1976, 1980), and one bronze (Two-man: 1976).
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| Born | 20 May 1944 Zurich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2021 (aged 76) Zurich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Benz, who was born in Zurich, won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1978, 1979; Four-man: 1981), two silvers (Four-man: 1977, 1978), and three bronzes (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1979, 1981).
In 2008, he was named chairman of the Sport Commission for artificial track luge for the International Luge Federation (FIL). Benz also was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland. He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving as chairman of the Sport Commission from 2008 to 2014. During his tenure in Artificial track, Benz created the team relay event that was first held at the 2008 world championships and became an event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Death
Benz died from COVID-19 on 5 February 2021, aged 76, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.[1]
References
External links
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- FIL-Luge.org June 20, 2008 article on Benz's selection as FIL chairman of the artificial track sport commission - accessed 27 June 2008.
- FIL-Luge listing of Benz's 5 February 2021 death. - accessed 6 February 2021
- IBSF listing of Benz's 5 February 2021 death. - accessed 6 February 2021.
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На других языках
- [en] Joseph Benz
[fr] Joseph Benz
Joseph Benz, né le 20 mai 1944 à Zurich et mort le 5 février 2021[1], est un bobeur suisse ayant notamment remporté quatre médailles aux Jeux olympiques et huit aux championnats du monde en bob à deux et à quatre avec le pilote Erich Schärer.[it] Josef Benz
Josef Benz (Zurigo, 20 maggio 1944 – Zurigo, 5 febbraio 2021) è stato un bobbista svizzero.[ru] Бенц, Йозеф
Йозеф Бенц (нем. Joseph Benz, 20 мая 1944, Цюрих, Швейцария — 5 февраля 2021) — швейцарский бобслеист, разгоняющий, выступавший за сборную Швейцарии в середине 1970-х — начале 1980-х годов. Участник двух зимних Олимпийских игр, серебряный и бронзовый призёр Инсбрука, обладатель золотой и серебряной медалей Лейк-Плэсида, неоднократный чемпион Европы и мира.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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