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{{short description|Czech cross-country skier (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox skier
| name              =Pavel Benc
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| fullname          = 
| nationality       = {{CZE}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|07|10}}
| birth_place       = [[Jablonec nad Nisou]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]]
| height            =
| club              = 
| personalbest      = 
| seasons           =13 – ([[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984]]–[[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]], [[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]]–[[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997]])
| wins              = 
| totalpodiums      = 0
| teamwins          = 0
| teampodiums       = 1
| individual_starts = 56
| team_starts =8
| wcoveralls        = 0 – (25th in [[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]], [[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]])
| wctitles          = 0
| medaltemplates    =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry |  {{flagcountry|CSR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988&nbsp;Calgary]] | [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
}}
'''Pavel Benc''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈpavɛl ˈbɛnts}}) (born 10 July 1963, in [[Jablonec nad Nisou]]) is a [[Czechoslovakia|Czech]] [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]] who raced from 1985 to 1997. He earned a [[bronze medal]] in the 4 × 10 km relay at the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]. His best individual [[Winter Olympics]] finish was eight in the 50 km event during the [[1992 Winter Olympics]]. Benc's best finish was fifth in the 50 km event at the [[1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]]. His best overall finish was second in a 15 km event in 1993.
==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=3990&type=st-WC |title=BENC Pavel |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp; 
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] || ''20'' || {{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre|46]] ||{{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre|34]] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|—]]|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|—]]
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] || ''24'' || {{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|41]] ||{{n/a}}|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical|—]] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|27]]||bgcolor="cc9966"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Bronze''']]
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] || ''28'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|41]]  || {{n/a}} ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|33]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical|—]] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|8]]|| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|7]]
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] || ''30'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|65]]  ||{{n/a}}  ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|36]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle|25]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|{{Abbr|DNS|Did not start}}]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|8]] 
|-
|}

===World Championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;classical&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;freestyle&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985|1985]] || ''21'' || {{n/a}} ||— ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || — ||16 || —
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987|1987]] || ''23'' || {{n/a}} ||— ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || — ||—||4
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989|1989]] || ''25'' || {{n/a}}  || —||21 ||{{n/a}}|| 34||—||—
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991|1991]] || ''27'' || —  ||{{n/a}} ||— ||{{n/a}} || — ||5||—
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993|1993]] || ''29'' || — ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || — || 32||7 ||8
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995|1995]] || ''31'' || — ||{{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || — || 36 ||14 ||—
|}

===World Cup===
====Season standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
|-
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;Overall&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;Long&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Distance&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
|-
| [[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984]] || ''20'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1985]] || ''21'' || 30 || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986]] || ''22'' ||  {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1986–87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1987]] || ''23'' ||35  || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988]] || ''24'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]] || ''25'' ||  25|| {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]] || ''27'' ||  25|| {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1992]] || ''28'' || 36 || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993]] || ''29'' ||  27|| {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994]] || ''30'' || 71 || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995]] || ''31'' || 61 || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996]] || ''32'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997]] || ''33'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  ||  {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}  || —
|-
|}

====Team podiums====
* 1 podium – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}) 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates
|-
| align=center|1 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1987–88]]'''||  4 February 1988 || align=left|  {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary]], Canada ||  4 × 10 km Relay F || Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} ||3rd || [[Radim Nyč|Nyč]] / [[Václav Korunka|Korunka]] / [[Ladislav Švanda|Švanda]]
|-
|}
{{refbegin}}
'''Note:''' {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]], Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
{{refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIS cross-country skier|3990}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208204602/http://torino2006.coni.it/index.php?id=staffetta_4x10_km_uo |title=Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002}} {{in lang|it}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|pavel-benc}}
* {{Sports-Reference|be/pavel-benc-1}}

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{{succession box
| before = -
| title = [[List of flag bearers for the Czech Republic at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for the {{CZE}}
| years = [[1994 Winter Olympics|Lillehammer 1994]]
| after = [[Luboš Buchta]]
}}
{{s-end}}

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[[Category:1963 births]]
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[[Category:Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia]]
[[Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia]]
[[Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Skiers from Jablonec nad Nisou]]
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