Edy Hubacher
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| Nationality | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 15, 1940 Bern | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, Discus throw, Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | TV Länggasse | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 19.34 m (1970) Discus throw: 56.78 m (1970) Decathlon: 7,405 (1969) | |||||||||||||||||
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Eduard "Edy" Hubacher (born 15 April 1940) is a former Swiss sportsman who competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.[1]
In the 1960s he competed as shot putter, discus thrower and decathlete. He still holds the current world best shot put (19.17 meters, 10 May 1969) within a decathlon. In the early 1970s, he switched to bobsledding. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the two man events.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edy Hubacher Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
External links
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Mehrkämpfer im Unruhestand, article in the Tages-Anzeiger, 12 July 2007