Joseph Beerli

Joseph Beerli (22 December 1901 4 September 1967) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won a gold medal in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.[1]

Joseph Beerli
Beerli (2nd right) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born22 December 1901 (1901-12-22)
Died4 September 1967 (1967-09-05) (aged 65)
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFour-man
Silver medal – second place1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTwo-man
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1935 St. MoritzFour-man
Bronze medal – third place1938 St. MoritzTwo-man
Gold medal – first place1939 Cortina d'AmpezzoFour-man

Beerli also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (four-man: 1939), one silver (four-man: 1935) and one bronze (two-man: 1938). He retired after the 1947 World Championships and until his death in 1967 ran his sports shop.[1]

References

  1. Joseph Beerli. sports-reference.com


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