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Hervé Balland
Born (1964-01-07) 7 January 1964 (age 60)
Champagnole, France
Ski clubSC Morbier-Bellefontaine
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (19901998)
Starts26
Podiums2
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 1993)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Falun 50 km freestyle

Hervé Balland (born January 7, 1964) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 1998. He won a silver medal in the 50 km event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.

Balland's best finish at the Winter Olympics was a fifth in the 50 km event at the 1992 Games in Albertville. He won the Engadin Skimarathon in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and a 15 km event in Germany in 1994.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1992 28 5 8
1994 30 DNF 10
1998 34 14 13

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1991 27 15
1993 29 Silver
1995 31 10 8
1997 33 62 41 15

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall Long Distance Sprint
1990 26 43
1991 27 NC
1992 28 29
1993 29 23
1994 30 25
1995 31 37
1996 32 57
1997 33 64 NC
1998 34 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1992–93 27 February 1993 Sweden Falun, Sweden 50 km Individual F World Championships[1] 2nd
2 1993–94 19 March 1994 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 50 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : Herve BALLAND". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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