Beat Hefti
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Beat Hefti (born 3 February 1978 in Schwellbrunn
) is a Swiss
bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals (Two-man: 2002
, 2006
; Four-man: 2006).
Hefti also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships
with one gold (Four-man: 2007
), one silver (Four-man: 1999
), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2001
, 2005
).
He won the Bobsleigh World Cup title in two-man in 2008-9.
Schwellbrunn
Schwellbrunn is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.-Geography:Schwellbrunn has an area, , of . Of this area, 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.3% is forested...
) is a Swiss
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 has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals (Two-man: 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
, 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
; Four-man: 2006).
Hefti also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
with one gold (Four-man: 2007
FIBT World Championships 2007
The FIBT World Championships 2007 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twenty-first time, doing so previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 , 1990 , 1997 , 1998 , and 2001...
), one silver (Four-man: 1999
FIBT World Championships 1999
The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Altenberg, Germany . Cortina hosted the championships for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1981, and 1989...
), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2001
FIBT World Championships 2001
The FIBT World Championships 2001 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
, 2005
FIBT World Championships 2005
The FIBT World Championships 2005 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1992 , 1996, and 2001 .-Two man:-Four man:-Two woman:-Men:-Women:...
).
He won the Bobsleigh World Cup title in two-man in 2008-9.