Joseph Benz

Joseph Benz

Personal information
Born	20 May 1944 (1944-05-20) (age 69) Zurich, Switzerland
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Competitor for   Switzerland Olympic Games Gold 1980 Lake Placid Two-man Silver 1976 Innsbruck Four-man Silver 1980 Lake Placid Four-man Bronze 1976 Innsbruck Two-man World Championships Gold 1975 Cervinia Four-man Gold 1978 Lake Placid Two-man Gold 1979 Königssee Two-man Silver 1977 St. Moritz Four-man Silver 1978 Lake Placid Four-man Bronze 1979 Königssee Four-man Bronze 1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man Bronze 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 competed in athletics and was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland. He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving his current FIL position.

References

• Bobsleigh 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
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• FIL-Luge.org June 20, 2008 article on Benz's selection as FIL chairman of the artificial track sport commission - accessed June 27, 2008.