Franco Bieler

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Franco Bieler Alpine skiing
nation ItalyItaly Italy
birthday 6th December 1950 (age 69)
place of birth Gressoney-Saint-Jean , Italy
Career
discipline Giant slalom , slalom , downhill
status resigned
End of career 1978
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual World Cup debut 1972
 Individual world cup victories 1
 Overall World Cup 11. ( 1975/76 )
 Downhill World Cup 17. ( 1972/73 )
 Giant Slalom World Cup 7th (1975/76)
 Slalom World Cup 6. ( 1976/77 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Giant slalom 1 0 0
 slalom 0 1 1
 

Franco Bieler (born December 6, 1950 in Gressoney-Saint-Jean ) is a former Italian ski racer who specialized in the disciplines of giant slalom and slalom . He is the older brother of ski racer Wanda Bieler .

biography

At the beginning of his career, Bieler was a downhill specialist . In the 1973/74 season of the European Cup , he took third place in the downhill classification. He scored his first points in a World Cup race on February 3, 1973 as tenth on the downhill run from St. Anton am Arlberg . A week later, Bieler improved to fifth place in the same discipline in St. Moritz . In the following two winters, however, he could never classify himself in the points, which is why he gradually turned to the technical disciplines.

In the World Cup season 1975/76 Bieler was back to success. Eight times he drove into the top ten, where he celebrated his only victory on January 18, 1976 at the giant slalom in Morzine . At the 1976 Winter Olympics , he finished eighth in the giant slalom, while in the slalom he was eliminated after fourth-fastest time in the first run.

The 1976/77 season was similarly successful . Bieler was among the top ten in eleven World Cup races, including a second and a third place in the slalom. In addition, he won the Italian slalom championship. In contrast, Bieler did not come in ninth place in the 1977/78 season , which is why he resigned from top-class sport at the end of winter.

successes

Olympic games

World cup

  • Season 1975/76 : 7. giant slalom standings, 8. Slalom Score
  • Season 1976/77 : 6. Slalom Score
  • 3 podium places, including 1 victory:
date place country discipline
January 18, 1976 Morzine France Giant slalom

Others

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