Joseph Benz

Joseph Benz
Personal information
Born 20 May 1944 (1944-05-20) (age 71)
Zurich, Switzerland
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Competitor for   Switzerland
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid Two-man
1976 Innsbruck Four-man
1980 Lake Placid Four-man
1976 Innsbruck Two-man
World Championships
1975 Cervinia Four-man
1978 Lake Placid Two-man
1979 Königssee Two-man
1977 St. Moritz Four-man
1978 Lake Placid Four-man
1979 Königssee Four-man
1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

Joseph "Josef or Sepp" Benz (born 20 May 1944 in Zurich) is 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 also 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 his current FIL position.

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