Hans Bütikofer

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Hans Bütikofer Bobsleigh
nation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
birthday July 29, 1915
place of birth Chur ,  Switzerland
date of death January 12, 2011
Place of death Thun ,  Switzerland
Career
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man bobsleigh
 

Hans Eduard Bütikofer-Perret (born July 29, 1915 in Chur , † January 12, 2011 in Thun ) was a Swiss bobsledder who took part in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen .

He won the silver medal in the four-man bobsleigh with his cousin Reto Capadrutt , as well as Hans Aichele and Fritz Feierabend . The versatile athlete also played water polo and was Swiss champion in 1936 with the team from Baden and in the same year reached the final of the Swiss ice hockey championships with the ice hockey team of the GG Bern . After his active career, Hans Bütikofer was, among other things, Honorary President of the Swiss Olympians Association .

He died on January 12, 2011 in Thun , Canton Bern , at the age of 96.

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personal data
SURNAME Bütikofer, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hans Eduard Bütikofer-Perret (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss bobsledder
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Chur , Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 2011
Place of death Thun , Canton of Bern , Switzerland