Joseph Benz

Joseph "Josef or Sepp" Benz (born 1940s) 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

* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENZJOS01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
* [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/election-of-the-chairman-of-the-sport-commission.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=4ca7ee635e FIL-Luge.org June 20, 2008 article on Benz's selection as FIL chairman of the artificial track sport commission] - accessd June 27, 2008.