Jochen Behle

Jochen Behle

Personal information
Born	(1960-07-07) 7 July 1960 (age 65) Korbach, West Germany
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Skiing
Club	SC Monte Kaolino Hirschau
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (1982–1984, 1986, 1988–1998)
Indiv. starts	93
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	20
Team podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 1990)
Discipline titles	0

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	—N/a	12	—N/a	—	—	4
1984	23	—N/a	DNF	—N/a	15	DNS	6
1988	27	—N/a	23	—N/a	23	—	7
1992	31	24	—N/a	DNS	15	—	6
1994	33	11	—N/a	14	—	DNF	4
1998	37	40	—N/a	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	—N/a	7	—N/a	—N/a	17	—	6
1989	28	—N/a	46	6	—N/a	8	—	10
1991	30	15	—N/a	—	—N/a	11	—	—
1993	32	5	—N/a	—N/a	9	9	—	5
1995	34	7	—N/a	—N/a	—	10	—	7
1997	36	19	—N/a	—N/a	DNF	—	DNF	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
1982	21	6	—N/a	—N/a
1983	22	24	—N/a	—N/a
1984	23	24	—N/a	—N/a
1986	25	15	—N/a	—N/a
1988	27	43	—N/a	—N/a
1989	28	21	—N/a	—N/a
1990	29	4	—N/a	—N/a
1991	30	37	—N/a	—N/a
1992	31	19	—N/a	—N/a
1993	32	24	—N/a	—N/a
1994	33	27	—N/a	—N/a
1995	34	22	—N/a	—N/a
1996	35	36	—N/a	—N/a
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	Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia	15 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
2	1983–84	10 December 1983	Reit im Winkl, West Germany	15 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
3	1989–90	9 December 1989	Soldier Hollow, United States	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
4		17 December 1989	Canmore, Canada	50 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
5		25 February 1990	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.

External links

• Jochen Behle at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)
• Jochen Behle at Olympics.com
• Jochen Behle at Olympedia