Emmanuel Hostache

Emmanuel Hostache (sometimes shown as Emanuel Hostache, 18 July 1975 in La Mure, Isère – 30 May 2007) was a French bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with Great Britain) at Nagano in 1998.[1] Hostache was born at La Mure, in south-eastern France.

Emmanuel Hostache
Undated picture of Hostache.
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 NaganoFour-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Cortina d'AmpezzoFour-man
Bronze medal – third place1999 Cortina d'AmpezzoTwo-man

At the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Hostache won a gold in the four-man event and a bronze in the two-man event.

Prior to being a bobsledder, Hostache also competed as a track and field athlete in the shot put and discus throw events.

Hostache died of Ewing's sarcoma in 2007 after fighting the disease for eight years.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emmanuel Hostache Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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