Alex Diggelmann
Alex Diggelmann medal table |
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Switzerland | ||
Olympic Summer Games | ||
gold | 1936 Berlin | Art competitions |
silver | 1948 London | Art competitions |
bronze | 1948 London | Art competitions |
Alex Walter Diggelmann (born August 20, 1902 in Unterseen , Canton Bern , † November 21, 1987 in Zurich ) was a Swiss artist who won three medals in the art competitions of the Olympic Games .
Diggelmann first took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he competed with a poster entitled Arosa I Placard and won the gold medal in the commercial graphics category . At the next Olympic Games held in London in 1948 , he won the silver and bronze medals with posters for the world championships in road cycling and ice hockey . Apart from Diggelmann, only the Danish author Josef Petersen has managed to win three medals at the Olympic art competitions.
Diggelmann designed a poster for the Diavolezza in Pontresina in the Swiss Engadine in the 1930s .
Diggelmann designed the still at the World Ski Championships the FIS awarded medals and the trophy of the UEFA Cup .
Web links
- Profile at databaseolympics
- Alex Diggelmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from January 17, 2010, page 49: Weißröckchen
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SURNAME | Diggelmann, Alex |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diggelmann, Alex Walter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1902 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Unterseen |
DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1987 |
Place of death | Zurich |