Franz Renggli

Franz Renggli
nation	Switzerland
birthday	September 1, 1952
size	168 cm
Weight	62 kg
Career
society	SC Marbach
status	resigned

Franz Renggli (born September 1, 1952 ) is a former Swiss cross-country skier .

Career

Renggli first started at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck at the age of 23 . After finishing 12th in the 15 km individual race, he ran the 50 km to 18th place. In the relay race, he reached fifth place together with Edi Hauser , Heinz Gähler and Alfred Kälin . The same season he reached position two years later with the team at the World Championships 1978 in Finland's Lahti . At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , Renggli only started in the individual disciplines and was 27th over 15 km and tenth over 50 km. At the 1982 World Championships in Oslo , he was seventh with the team, which this time included Renggli, Alfred Schindler , Konrad Hallenbarter and Andy Grünenfelder . In the individual over 50 km he reached 19th place. It was his last international tournament.

During his playing days, Renggli was a multiple Swiss champion in cross-country skiing. In 1971 he won his first two junior titles in singles and relay in Einsiedeln . In 1977 he won silver over the 30 km for seniors. His two brothers Beat and Bruno were also successful as cross-country skiers.

Web links

• Franz Renggli in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
• Franz Renggli in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Franz Renggli in the database of The-Sports.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 50 years of the Entlebuch Official Ski Association 1931 to 1981. (PDF) In: Entlebucher Anzeiger. November 6, 1981, p. 2 , accessed April 28, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Medal winner at the Swiss championships in Einsiedeln. (PDF) In: SC Einsiedeln. Retrieved April 28, 2017 .