Jochen Behle

Jochen Behle (born 7 July 1960 in Korbach, Hesse) is a former (West) German cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 1998.

Competing in six Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 and his best individual finish of 11th in the 10 km event at those same games.

Behle's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Falun in 1993. His only World Cup victory was in a 50 km event in Canada in 1989.

In West Germany, the phrase "Wo ist Behle?" ("Where is Behle?") became famous when during a TV broadcast of the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, the commentator couldn't find Behle and worriedly repeated this question.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1980 19 12 — — 4 1984 23 15 6 1988 27 23 23 — 7 1992 31 24 15 — 6 1994 33 11 14 — 4 1998 37 40 — 8

World Championships Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1982 21 7 17 — 6 1987 26 — 23 — 11 1989 28 46 6 8 DNF 10 1991 30 15 — 11 — 10 1993 32 5 9 9 — 5 1995 34 7 DNS 10 — 7 1997 36 19 — 6

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1982 21 6 1983 22 24 1984 23 24 1986 25 15 1988 27 43 1989 28 21 1990 29 4 1991 30 37 1992 31 19 1993 32 24 1994 33 27 1995 34 22 1996 35 36 1997 36 26 55 22 1998 37 58 47

Individual podiums 1 victory 5 podiums