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Ekkehard Fasser

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Ekkehard Fasser (3 September 1952 to 8 April 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the 1980s. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary he won the gold medal in the four-man event, sharing the sled with Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler and Werner Stocker. He had already won the four-man gold at the 1983 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, and he was the overall Bobsleigh World Cup champion for 1985-86, as well as, unofficially, the four-man champion that same season. Fasser died on 8 April 2021.

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Birth Year
1952 1
Gender
Male 1
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Bobsleigh, Sports
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was a Swiss bobsledder
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1. Olympedia: Ekkehard Fasser (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information
    Born 3 September 1952
  • Biographical information, gender
    Sex Male
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Ekkehard Fasser (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Swiss bobsledder
  • Plays: Bobsleigh, Lead
    was a Swiss bobsledder
  • Competed In: 1988 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympic result
    He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kurt Meier
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