Jump to content

Ekkehard Fasser

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ekkehard Fasser
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Lake Placid Four-man

Ekkehard Fasser (3 September 1952 – 8 April 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, and Werner Stocker at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]

Fasser also earned a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1983 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

He was Bobsleigh World Cup champion overall in 1985-6 and unofficially in four-man that same year. Fasser died on 8 April 2021.[2][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ekkehard Fasser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Press (10 April 2021). "Olympic Champion Ekkehard Fasser deceased". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Swiss Sliding Online > Home > Ehrenmitglied Ekkehard Fasser verstorben". Swiss Sliding Online (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
[edit]


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Swiss bobsleigh is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a Swiss Winter Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ekkehard_Fasser&oldid=1252615906"
pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy