Hans Candrian

Swiss bobsledder
Hans Candrian
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Four-man
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Lake Placid Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1974 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1970 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1970 St. Moritz Four-man

Hans Candrian (March 6, 1938 – January 9, 1999) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968. Candrian also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with four silver (Two-man: 1973, Four-man: 1974) and two bronzes (Two-man and four-man: both 1970).

References

  • Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964[dead link]
  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Two-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 559.
  • Hans Candrian's obituary (in German)


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