Erich Schärer (born 1 September 1946 in Zurich) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Two-man: 1980), two silvers (Four-man: 1976, 1980), and one bronze (Two-man: 1976).
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Switzerland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1976 Innsbruck | Four-man |
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1980 Lake Placid | Four-man |
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1976 Innsbruck | Two-man |
| World Championships | ||
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1971 Cervinia | Four-man |
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1973 Lake Placid | Four-man |
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1975 Cervinia | Four-man |
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1978 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1979 Königssee | Two-man |
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1982 St. Moritz | Two-man |
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1986 Königssee | Four-man |
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1977 St. Moritz | Four-man |
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1978 Lake Placid | Four-man |
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1983 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1979 Königssee | Four-man |
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1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
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1981 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
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1982 St. Moritz | Four-man |
Schärer also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with seven golds (Two-man: 1978, 1979, 1982; Four-man: 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986), three silvers (Two-man: 1983, Four-man: 1977, 1978), and four bronzes (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1979, 1981, 1982). The first two titles he won as pusher in the team of driver René Stadler before a became a driver himself.
References
edit- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Brainyhistory.com profile
- Erich Schärer at databaseOlympics.com[dead link]
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