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.
| Hervé Balland | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 January 1964 Champagnole, France | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SC Morbier-Bellefontaine | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1990–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (23rd in 1993) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Balland's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a fifth in the 50 km event at the 1992 Games in Albertville. He won the Engadin Skimarathon in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and a 15 km event in Germany in 1994.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Age | 10 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | — | DNF | — | 10 |
| 1998 | 34 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 |
World Championships edit
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | — | — | Silver | — |
| 1995 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 |
| 1997 | 33 | 62 | — | 41 | 15 | — | — |
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 | 43 | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | NC | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | 29 | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | 23 | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | 25 | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | 37 | — | — |
| 1996 | 32 | 57 | — | — |
| 1997 | 33 | 64 | NC | — |
| 1998 | 34 | NC | NC | — |
Individual podiums edit
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992–93 | 27 February 1993 |  Falun, Sweden |
50 km Individual F | World Championships[1] | 2nd |
| 2 | 1993–94 | 19 March 1994 |  Thunder Bay, Canada |
50 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References edit
- ^ "Athlete : Herve BALLAND". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
External links edit
- Herve Balland at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)
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