Beat Koch

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Beat Koch Cross-country skiing
nation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
birthday July 27, 1972
place of birth Langnau in the Emmental
Career
society SC Marbach
status resigned
End of career 2006
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup 18th December 1993
 Overall World Cup 84th ( 1998/99 )
 Distance World Cup 57th ( 1998/99 )
 

Beat Koch (born July 27, 1972 in Langnau im Emmental ) is a former Swiss cross-country skier .

Career

Koch, who started for SC Marbach , ran his first of a total of 36 individual World Cup races in Davos in December 1993 , which he finished in 119th place over 15 km freestyle. He got his first World Cup points in March 1997 in Oslo with the 28th place over 50 km freestyle. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , he took 53rd place over 30 km classic, 17th place over 10 km classic and sixth place with the relay. The following year he came at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein on 36th place over 10 km classic and in the subsequent pursuit, 22nd place over 50 km classic and ninth place with the relay. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2001 in Lahti he achieved 51st place over 30 km classic and 36th place over 15 km classic. In January 2003 in Oberstdorf he achieved 17th place in the 15 km mass start race, his best placement in the individual World Cup. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 in Fiemme Valley , he took 33rd place over 15 km classic, 16th place in the 30 km mass start race and fifth place with the relay. In Oberstdorf in February 2005 he came in 15th place with the relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships . He ran his last World Cup race in Davos in February 2006 and finished 74th over 15 km classic.

Koch became Swiss champion over 10 km in 1997 and champion over 30 km in 1999. He ended his career after the 2005/06 season.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 1998 Nagano : 6th place relay, 17th place 10 km classic, 53rd place 30 km classic

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 1999 Ramsau : 9th place relay, 22nd place 50 km classic, 36th place 10 km classic, 36th place 25 km pursuit
  • 2001 Lahti : 36th place 15 km classic, 51st place 30 km classic
  • 2003 Val di Fiemme : 5th place relay, 16th place 30 km classic mass start, 33rd place 15 km classic
  • 2005 Oberstdorf : 15th place relay

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

  • 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
  • Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
  • Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
  • Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
  • Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.
placement Distance races a Skiathlon
pursuit
sprint Stage
race b
total Team c
≤ 5 km ≤ 10 km ≤ 15 km ≤ 30 km > 30 km sprint Season
1st place  
2nd place  
3rd place  
Top 10   3
Scoring 3 3 6th 10
Starts 5 13 9 3 6th 36 10
Status: end of career
a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification
bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale
c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cross- country skier Beat Koch ends his career on nzz.ch (accessed on July 30, 2017)