Josef Wenzl

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Josef Wenzl
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Josef Wenzl in 2009
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1984-12-20) 20 December 1984 (age 39)
Zwiesel, West Germany
Ski clubSC Zwiesel
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (20052017)
Starts94
Podiums5
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (18th in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kranj Individual sprint

Josef Wenzl (born 20 December 1984) is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 31st in the individual sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Wenzl's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th in the sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.

His only World Cup victory was in a sprint event at Düsseldorf in October 2007.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 25 31
2014 29 31

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2007 22 14
2009 24 26
2011 26 39

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2005 21NCNC
2006 2210445
2007 235024
2008 2443NC1660
2009 2557NC21
2010 269445
2011 277133
2012 28469715DNF43
2013 29124NC73DNF
2014 3018NC3DNFDNF
2015 31157DNF97DNFDNF
2016 32NCNC
2017 33NCNC

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2007–08 27 October 2007 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2  2008–09  16 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
3  2011–12  14 January 2012 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
4  2013–14  18 January 2014 Flag of Poland.svg Szklarska Poręba, Poland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
52 February 2014 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1  2009–10  24 January 2010 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Tscharnke

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References

  1. "Athlete : WENZL Josef". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.