Benny Kohlberg
Country Sweden
Full nameTord Benny Kolberg
Born (1954-04-17) 17 April 1954
Arvika, Sweden
Ski clubArvika IS
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (1982, 1984, 1987)
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts8
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (16th in 1982)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Sarajevo4 × 10 km relay

Benny Kohlberg (born 17 April 1954) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Kohlberg's best individual finish was third at a World Cup competition in 1982 in Switzerland.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19802517135
19842919Gold

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1982275

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19822716
19842944
19873233

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11981–8216 January 1982Switzerland Le Brassus, Switzerland15 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11983–8416 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games[1]1stWassberg / Ottosson / Svan
2 1987–88 17 March 1988Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdEriksson / Forsberg / Håland

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Winter Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "KOHLBERG Benny". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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