Fritz after work

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Joseph Beerli and Fritz Feierabend, 1936

Fritz Feierabend (born June 29, 1908 in Engelberg , † November 25, 1978 in Stans ) was a Swiss bobsledder . He was active from 1933 to 1955 and during this time was one of the most successful bobsleigh pilots in the world, both in two-man and four-man bobsleigh.

After work, together with his father Carl, constructed the world's first bobsleigh made entirely of steel , known as the "after-work bobsleigh". At world championships he won six gold, three silver and three bronze medals, at the Olympic Games he was three times second and twice third. There are also five Swiss championship titles. Although he had to take a break from competition for several years during the Second World War , from 1947 he was able to build on his earlier successes and even surpass them.

successes

Olympic games

World championships

  • St. Moritz 1935: 3rd four-man bobsleigh
  • St. Moritz 1938: 3rd two-man bobsleigh
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo 1939: 1st four-man bobsleigh
  • St. Moritz 1947: 1st two-man bobsleigh, 1st four-man bobsleigh
  • Lake Placid 1949: 2nd two-man bobsleigh, 3rd four-man bobsleigh
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo 1950: 1st two-man bobsleigh, 2nd four-man bobsleigh
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo 1954: 1st four-man bobsleigh
  • St. Moritz 1955: 1st two-man bobsleigh, 2nd four-man bobsleigh

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personal data
SURNAME After work, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss bobsleigh athlete
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelberg
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1978
Place of death Stans