Lorenz Schindelholz
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Lorenz Schindelholz (born 23 July 1966) is a Swiss
bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event with his teammates Gustav Weder
, Donat Acklin
and Curdin Morell
at the 1992 Winter Olympics
in Albertville
.
Schindelholz also won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships
with two golds (1989
, 1990
) and one silver (1991
).
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 late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event with his teammates Gustav Weder
Gustav Weder
Gustav Weder is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s...
, Donat Acklin
Donat Acklin
Donat Acklin is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold , one silver , and one bronze .Acklin also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold and two silvers...
and Curdin Morell
Curdin Morell
Curdin Morell is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event with teammates Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin and Lorenz Schindelholz.Morell also won four medals at the FIBT World...
at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
.
Schindelholz also won three medals in the four-man event 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 two golds (1989
FIBT World Championships 1989
The FIBT World Championships 1989 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and St. Moritz, Switzerland . Cortina hosted the championships for the eighth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, and 1981. Meanwhile, St. Moritz hosted a championship event for...
, 1990
FIBT World Championships 1990
The FIBT World Championships 1990 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Königssee, West Germany . St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record seventeenth time...
) and one silver (1991
FIBT World Championships 1991
The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany and Igls, Austria . This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963...
).