Ulrich Bächli
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Ulrich Bächli is a Swiss
bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1976
, 1980
).
Bächli also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships
with three silvers (Two-man: 1982
; Four-man: 1977
, 1978
) and one bronze (Four-man: 1979
).
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 from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1976
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
, 1980
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
).
Bächli 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 three silvers (Two-man: 1982
FIBT World Championships 1982
The FIBT World Championships 1982 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fourteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, and 1977. The skeleton event debutted at the championships after...
; Four-man: 1977
FIBT World Championships 1977
The FIBT World Championships 1977 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record thirteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, and 1974.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:The East Germans earned...
, 1978
FIBT World Championships 1978
The FIBT World Championships 1978 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fifth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, and 1973.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
) and one bronze (Four-man: 1979
FIBT World Championships 1979
The FIBT World Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first championships that took place on an artificially refrigerated track...
).