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Václav Korunka

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Václav Korunka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈkoruŋka]; born December 25, 1965, in Jilemnice) is a former Czech cross-country skier who raced 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Václav Korunka is the 359th most popular skier, the 947th most popular biography from Czechia and the 13th most popular Czech Skier.

Václav Korunka is most famous for being a Czech cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He represented Czechoslovakia in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Václav Korunka ranks 359 out of 817Before him are Risto Jussilainen, Justyna Kowalczyk, Olga Charvátová, Hippolyt Kempf, Lars-Börje Eriksson, and Virpi Sarasvuo. After him are Marlies Schild, Tami Kiuru, Pavel Benc, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Olga Danilova, and Anna Ottosson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Václav Korunka ranks 845Before him are Hippolyt Kempf, Lynda Boyd, Leydy Pech, Patricia Guerra, Martin Kree, and María Isabel Urrutia. After him are Fahrettin Koca, Abdourahman Waberi, Yuri Savichev, Pamela Gidley, Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Kathleen Nord.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Václav Korunka ranks 947 out of 1,200Before him are David Kostelecký (1975), Zdeněk Štybar (1985), Lukáš Rosol (1985), Marek Suchý (1988), Petr Nedvěd (1971), and Olga Charvátová (1962). After him are Leoš Friedl (1977), Pavel Benc (1963), Albert Rusnák (1994), František Kaberle (1973), Martin Straka (1972), and Dušan Uhrin Jr. (1967).

Among SKIERS In Czechia

Among skiers born in Czechia, Václav Korunka ranks 13Before him are Blanka Paulů (1954), Lukáš Bauer (1977), Květa Jeriová (1956), František Jež (1970), Dagmar Švubová (1958), and Olga Charvátová (1962). After him are Pavel Benc (1963), Kateřina Neumannová (1973), Vladimír Podzimek (1965), Radim Nyč (1959), Jan Hudec (1981), and Tomáš Goder (1974).