Raymond Fellay
Raymond Fellay (born January 16, 1932 in Verbier ; † 1994 ) was a Swiss ski racer .
Fellay was Swiss champion in giant slalom in 1955 and 1956 . He achieved the greatest success of his career in 1956 at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo , when he won the silver medal behind Austrian Toni Sailer in downhill skiing . This remained the only medal for the Swiss men's team.
In the same year he and his wife Monique opened a sports shop in their hometown Verbier .
In mid-March 1966 he, who was now a ski instructor, was hit by an avalanche near Verbier and thrown against a rock, injuring his thigh. Fellay was able to hold on to the surface of the avalanche and free himself on his own.
Web links
- Raymond Fellay in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Raymond Fellay in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ "Raymond Fellay narrowly escaped death" in "Sport Zürich" No. 35 of March 23, 1966, page 3; POS .: Column 3, first heading
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fellay, Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verbier |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1994 |