Joseph Benz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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bobsledder
Date of Birth: 20-May-1944
Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Profession: athletics competitor, bobsledder
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Joseph Benz
- Joseph "Josef or Sepp" Benz (born 20 May 1944 in Zurich) 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 was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland.
- He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving his current FIL position.
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