Joseph "Josef" or "Sepp" Benz (20 May 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Two-man: 1980), two silvers (Four-man: 1976, 1980), and one bronze (Two-man: 1976).
Benz, who was born in Zurich, won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1978, 1979; Four-man: 1981), two silvers (Four-man: 1977, 1978), and three bronzes (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1979, 1981).
In 2008, he was named chairman of the Sport Commission for artificial track luge for the International Luge Federation (FIL). Benz also was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland. He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving as chairman of the Sport Commission from 2008 to 2014. During his tenure in Artificial track, Benz created the team relay event that was first held at the 2008 world championships and became an event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
joseph, benz, joseph, josef, sepp, benz, 1944, february, 2021, swiss, bobsledder, competed, from, 1970s, early, 1980s, competing, winter, olympics, four, medals, with, gold, 1980, silvers, four, 1976, 1980, bronze, 1976, personal, informationborn, 1944, 1944zu. Joseph Josef or Sepp Benz 20 May 1944 5 February 2021 was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s Competing in two Winter Olympics he won four medals with one gold Two man 1980 two silvers Four man 1976 1980 and one bronze Two man 1976 Joseph BenzPersonal informationBorn 1944 05 20 20 May 1944Zurich SwitzerlandDied5 February 2021 2021 02 05 aged 76 Zurich SwitzerlandMedal record Men s BobsleighRepresenting SwitzerlandOlympic Games1980 Lake Placid Two man1976 Innsbruck Four man1980 Lake Placid Four man1976 Innsbruck Two manWorld Championships1975 Cervinia Four man1978 Lake Placid Two man1979 Konigssee Two man1977 St Moritz Four man1978 Lake Placid Four man1979 Konigssee Four man1981 Cortina d Ampezzo Two man1981 Cortina d Ampezzo Four man Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditBenz who was born in Zurich won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds Two man 1978 1979 Four man 1981 two silvers Four man 1977 1978 and three bronzes Two man 1981 Four man 1979 1981 In 2008 he was named chairman of the Sport Commission for artificial track luge for the International Luge Federation FIL Benz also was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving as chairman of the Sport Commission from 2008 to 2014 During his tenure in Artificial track Benz created the team relay event that was first held at the 2008 world championships and became an event at the 2014 Winter Olympics Death EditBenz died from COVID 19 on 5 February 2021 at age 76 during the COVID 19 pandemic in Switzerland 1 References Edit FIL trauert um ehemaliges Exekutivmitglied Josef Benz in German External links EditBobsleigh two man Olympic medalists 1932 56 and since 1964 Bobsleigh four man Olympic medalists for 1924 1932 56 and since 1964 Bobsleigh two man world championship medalists since 1931 Bobsleigh four man world championship medalists since 1930 Joseph Benz at databaseOlympics com archived FIL Luge org June 20 2008 article on Benz s selection as FIL chairman of the artificial track sport commission accessed 27 June 2008 FIL Luge listing of Benz s 5 February 2021 death accessed 6 February 2021 IBSF listing of Benz s 5 February 2021 death accessed 6 February 2021 Joseph Benz at Olympedia Joseph Benz at Olympics com This biographical article relating to Swiss bobsleigh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Swiss Winter Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Benz amp oldid 1139812782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
