Madeleine Berthod

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Madeleine Berthod (born February 1, 1931 in Château-d'Oex ) is a former Swiss ski racer .

At the 1954 World Championships in Åre , she won the silver medal in giant slalom and combined . In 1956 she was at the Olympic Games champion in the downhill ; this race also counted as a world championship run. Before that, she had hit one of the first goals wrongly in the giant slalom, which is why she had to step back and forgive the sure victory.
In the combination, for which there were no Olympic medals, she also became world champion. During the same period she celebrated eight victories at the SDS races in Grindelwald, was third in slalom on January 5, 1956 and third in combination (as well as fourth in slalom and sixth downhill) on 8/9. January 1959 (meanwhile her name was Chamot-Berthod) and slalom and downhill third on January 6th and 8th, 1960. In
1955 she won the downhill and combination of the Harriman Cup. At the Kandahar race in Sestriere , she was second in the descent and winner in slalom and combined (March 9/10, 1956). At the “Gornergrat Derby” in Zermatt she came second in downhill, slalom and combined (March 16/17, 1956) and third in the “Long Downhill” on March 18, 1956. She also came second in the slalom in Crans Montana on February 16, 1958. At the Kandahar competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , she was second on the downhill on February 6, 1959, followed by third place in the downhill in Chamonix on February 20, 1959.

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  1. ↑ " Witnessed the last four Swiss Olympic victories"; «Sport Zürich» No. of January 27, 1964 (? - exact date can no longer be determined)
  2. ^ Thea Hochleitner Vierte in Grindelwald . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 6, 1956, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  3. ↑ Surprises in Grindelwald again . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 9, 1959, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  4. ↑ America's double success in Grindelwald . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 10, 1959, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  5. ↑ Grindelwald: The Swiss women dominate . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 8, 1960, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  6. ↑ Pia Riva wins the downhill race . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 9, 1960, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  7. ↑ Anderl Molterer won the downhill race . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 10, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  8. ↑ Madeleine Berthod Kandahar winner . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 11, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  9. ^ Molterer and Frandl winners in Zermatt . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 17, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  10. ^ All winners to the Austrians . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 18, 1956, p. 28 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  11. ↑ Frandl and Werner win in Zermatt . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 20, 1956, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  12. ↑ Ski races abroad - column 3, below . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 18, 1958, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  13. ↑ Nobody expected that: Erika Netzer won . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 7, 1959, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  14. ^ "Erika Netzer, the downhill runner of the year" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 21, 1959, p. 10 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
personal data
SURNAME Berthod, Madeleine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Château-d'Oex