Hans Burn

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Hans Burn Alpine skiing
nation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
birthday February 1, 1965
place of birth AdelbodenSwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Career
society Swiss Disabled Ski Team
status resigned
End of career April 20, 2007
Medal table
Paralympic Medals 6 × gold 6 × silver 2 × bronze
Ski world championship 7 × gold 3 × silver 1 × bronze
Paralympics logo Winter Paralympics
silver 1988 Innsbruck Downhill, standing
bronze 1988 Innsbruck Super-G, standing
gold 1992 Albertville Downhill, standing
gold 1992 Albertville Giant slalom, standing
silver 1992 Albertville Super-G, standing
silver 1994 Lillehammer Downhill, standing
bronze 1994 Lillehammer Super-G, standing
gold 1998 Nagano Downhill, standing
gold 1998 Nagano Giant slalom, standing
gold 1998 Nagano Slalom, standing
silver 1998 Nagano Super-G, standing
gold 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill, standing
silver 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom, standing
silver 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom, standing
Ski world championshipTemplate: medals_winter sports / maintenance / unrecognized
silver 1990 winter park Downhill, standing
bronze 1990 winter park Super-G, standing
gold 1996 Lech Downhill, standing
gold 1996 Lech Super-G, standing
gold 1996 Lech Giant slalom, standing
silver 1996 Lech Slalom, standing
gold 2000 Anzère Super-G, standing
gold 2000 Anzère Slalom, standing
gold 2004 Wildschönau Downhill, standing
silver 2004 Wildschönau Super-G, standing
gold 2004 Wildschönau Slalom, standing
last change: January 20, 2011

Hans Burn (born February 1, 1965 in Adelboden ) is a Swiss disabled athlete in the Swiss Disabled Ski Team. With 25 medals at major events (Paralympics or World Championships), he is the world's most successful athlete and holder of a record in the Guinness Book of Records .

Sporting successes

Paralympic Winter Games

2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City
  • Gold in departure, standing
  • Silver in the giant slalom, standing
  • Silver in the slalom, standing
1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano
  • Gold in departure, standing
  • Gold in the giant slalom, standing
  • Gold in the slalom, standing
  • Silver in Super-G, standing
Winter Paralympics 1994 in Lillehammer
  • Silver downhill, standing
  • Bronze in Super-G, standing
1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville
  • Gold in departure, standing
  • Gold in the giant slalom, standing
  • Silver in Super-G, standing
Winter Paralympics 1988 in Innsbruck
  • Silver downhill, standing
  • Bronze in Super-G, standing

Swiss Championship

Hans Burn has won so many Swiss championship titles that he is no longer sure how many there are. He estimates:

  • Departure: 10
  • Super-G: 15
  • Giant Slalom: 17
  • Slalom: 15

Individual evidence

  1. Skiclub Adelboden: Annual report 2006/07. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Retrieved January 22, 2012 .