Jochen Behle

Jochen Behle
Country Germany
Born (1960-07-07) 7 July 1960 (age 64)
Korbach, West Germany
Ski clubSC Monte Kaolino Hirschau
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1982–1984, 1986, 1988–1998)
Indiv. starts93
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins1
Team starts20
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1990)
Discipline titles0

Jochen Behle (born 7 July 1960 in Korbach, Hesse) is a former (West) German cross-country skier 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 in 1994 and his best individual finish of 11th in the 10 km event at those same games.[1]

Behle's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Falun in 1993. 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.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1980 19 — 12 — — — 4
1984 23 — DNF — 15 DNS 6
1988 27 — 23 — 23 — 7
1992 31 24 — DNS 15 — 6
1994 33 11 — 14 — DNF 4
1998 37 40 — DNS DNF — 8

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km 
 classical  		 15 km 
 freestyle  		 Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982 21 — 7 — — 17 — 6
1989 28 — 46 6 — 8 — 10
1991 30 15 — — — 11 — —
1993 32 5 — — 9 9 — 5
1995 34 7 — — — 10 — 7
1997 36 19 — — DNF — DNF 6

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1982 21 6 — —
1983 22 24 — —
1984 23 24 — —
1986 25 15 — —
1988 27 43 — —
1989 28 21 — —
1990 29 4 — —
1991 30 37 — —
1992 31 19 — —
1993 32 24 — —
1994 33 27 — —
1995 34 22 — —
1996 35 36 — —
1997 36 26 55 22
1998 37 58 NC 47

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1981–82  19 March 1982 Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2  1983–84  10 December 1983 West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
3  1989–90  9 December 1989 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4 17 December 1989 Canada Canmore, Canada 50 km Individual C World Cup 1st
5 25 February 1990 West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jochen Behle Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ Article in "Die Zeit", 9 February 2006 (in German)
  3. ^ "Athlete : BEHLE Jochen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.