Joseph Beerli
Swiss bobsledder (1901–1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Beerli (22 December 1901 – 4 September 1967) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won a gold medal in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.[1]
 Beerli (2nd right) at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 December 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 1967 (aged 65) Stans, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beerli also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (four-man: 1939), one silver (four-man: 1935) and one bronze (two-man: 1938). He retired after the 1947 World Championships and until his death in 1967 ran his sports shop.[1]
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