Václav Korunka
Czech cross country skier
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Václav Korunka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈkoruŋka]; born 25 December 1965) is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 13th in the 50 km event in 1992.[1]
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| Born | 25 December 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dukla Liberec | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (1988–1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Korunka also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the World Championships was an eight in the 15 km event in those same championships.
Korunka won three FIS races in his career as well.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums
Team podiums
- 3 podiums – (3 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1987–88 | 4 February 1988 |  Calgary, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Nyč / Benc / Švanda |
| 2 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Švanda / Petrásek / Nyč |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Švanda / Buchta / Nyč |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
