Ekkehard Fasser
Encyclopedia
Ekkehard Fasser is 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
.
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.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
bobsledder who competed in the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kurt Meier
Kurt Meier
Kurt Meier is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a gold in 1988 and a silver in 1994....
, Marcel Fässler
Marcel Fässler (bobsleigh)
Marcel Fässler is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. Fässler won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Werner Stocker at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.-References:*...
and Werner Stocker
Werner Stocker (bobsleigh)
Werner Stocker is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with his teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Marcel Fässler at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.-References:**...
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
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Fasser also earned a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1983 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1983
The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
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He was Bobsleigh World Cup champion overall in 1985-6 and unofficially in four-man that same year.