Hervé Balland

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.

Hervé Balland

Personal information
Born	(1964-01-07) 7 January 1964 Champagnole, France
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	SC Morbier-Bellefontaine
World Cup career
Seasons	9 – (1990–1998)
Indiv. starts	26
Indiv. podiums	2
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	6
Team podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (23rd in 1993)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing France World Championships 1993 Falun 50 km freestyle

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

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

Olympic Games

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

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1991	27	—	29	—N/a	—	15	9
1993	29	—	—N/a	—	—	Silver	—
1995	31	—	—N/a	—	—	10	8
1997	33	62	—N/a	41	15	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

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

Individual podiums

• 2 podiums

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

External links

• Herve Balland at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)