Olivier Gremaud

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Olivier Gremaud (born March 8, 1979 ) is a former Swiss rower and Olympian.

Life

Gremaud grew up in Zollikon . He studied economics at the University of Zurich. After numerous successes in athletics (five times Cantonal Champion ZH), he switched to rowing in the Seeclub Zurich . Between 1993 and 2005 he won Swiss championship titles in all boat categories (5-time junior champion, 9-time Swiss champion). Olivier Gremaud also received the “Golden Honorary Oar” from the Swiss Rowing Association for 1995, which is given to the most successful rower of the year. In 2007 he retired from active racing and devoted himself more to his professional career.

successes

  • 2004 Athens Olympic Games (GRE): 8th double scull
  • 2003 World Championships Milano (ITA): 10th double scull
  • 2001 U-23 World Championship Ottensheim (AUT): 5th Skiff
  • 1999 U-23 World Championship Hamburg (GER): 3rd two without a helmsman
  • 1996 Junior World Championships Glasgow (GBR): 3rd double scull
  • 1995 Junior World Championships Poznań (POL): 3rd eighth

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Markus Köchli: The easy ones have it a little easier. (No longer available online.) In: vive-le-sport.ch. Swiss Rowing Association, archived from the original on October 29, 2014 ; accessed on January 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vive-le-sport.ch
  2. ↑ 2004/2005: double sculls, double sculls. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015 ; accessed on January 2, 2016 .
  3. ↑ New Swiss rowing champions chosen on the Rotsee. Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Olivier Gremaud has resigned: “They don't miss me”. Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Olivier Gremaud with the double quad at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Gremaud, Olivier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss rowers
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1979