Ekkehard Fasser
Swiss bobsledder (1952–2021)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 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 April 8, 2021.[2][3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Press (10 April 2021). "Olympic Champion Ekkehard Fasser deceased". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Ekkehard Fasser at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
- List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985
External links
- Ekkehard Fasser at Olympedia
- Ekkehard Fasser at Olympics.com
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- 1924:
Scherrer, Neveu, A. Schläppi, H. Schläppi (SUI) - 1928:
Fiske, Tucker, Mason, Gray, Parke (USA) - 1932: Fiske, Eagan, Gray, O'Brien (USA)
- 1936: Musy, Gartmann, Bouvier, Beerli (SUI)
- 1948: Tyler, Martin, Rimkus, D'Amico (USA)
- 1952:
Ostler, Kuhn, Nieberl, Kemser (GER) - 1956: Kapus, Diener, Alt, Angst (SUI)
- 1964:
V. Emery, Kirby, Anakin, J. Emery (CAN) - 1968:
Monti, de Paolis, Zandonella, Armano (ITA) - 1972: Wicki, Hubacher, Leutenegger, Camichel (SUI)
- 1976:
Nehmer, Babock, Germeshausen, Lehmann (GDR) - 1980: Nehmer, Musioł, Germeshausen, Gerhardt (GDR)
- 1984: Hoppe, Wetzig, Schauerhammer, Kirchner (GDR)
- 1988: Fasser, Meier, Fässler, Stocker (SUI)
- 1992:
Appelt, Winkler, Haidacher, Schroll (AUT) - 1994: Czudaj, Brannasch, Hampel, Szelig (GER)
- 1998: Langen, Zimmerman, Jakobs, Hampel (GER)
- 2002: Lange, Kühn, Kuske, Embach (GER)
- 2006: Lange, Hoppe, Putze, Kuske (GER)
- 2010:
Holcomb, Olsen, Mesler, Tomasevicz (USA) - 2014:
Melbārdis, Vilkaste, Dreiškens, Strenga (LAT) - 2018: Friedrich, Bauer, Grothkopp, Margis (GER)
- 2022: Friedrich, Margis, Bauer, Schüller (GER)
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