Ralph Pichler

nation

Switzerland

birthday

April 20, 1954

place of birth

Tuna

Weight

78 kg

Career

discipline

Two, four

position

pilot

society

Lake Zurich bobsleigh club

status

resigned

Medal table

World Cup medals	2 ×	1 ×	2 ×
EM medals	1 ×	1 ×	1 ×

Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships
gold	1983 Lake Placid	two
silver	1986 Königssee	two
bronze	1986 Königssee	four
gold	1987 St. Moritz	two
bronze	1987 St. Moritz	four
European bobsleigh championships
gold	1982 Cortina d'Ampezzo	four
bronze	1983 Sarajevo	two
silver	1987 Cervinia	four

Ralph Pichler (born April 20, 1954 in Thun ) is a former Swiss bobsleigh driver .

Within five years, Pichler won a complete set of medals at the European bobsleigh championships and two world championship titles between 1983 and 1987 and one silver and two bronze medals at world championships. In 1984 he took part in the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo with his push-puller Rico Freiermuth . There the team took sixth place.

Today Pichler lives in Canada with his wife and their two children, Yannick and Jarett .

Web links

Ralph Pichler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )