Charles Bouvier

Charles Bouvier

Pierre Musy, Charles Bouvier, Joseph Beerli and Arnold Gartmann in 1936
Medal record
Football
Olympic Games
1924 ParisTeam
Men's Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFour-man
World Championships
1935 St. MoritzFour-man

Charles Bouvier (24 August 1898 – 1964) was a Swiss footballer and bobsledder. He won gold in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Football career

Bouvier began his career in football as a full-back, playing for Swiss club Servette FC. Bouvier also appeared for the Switzerland national team, earning five caps.[1]

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Bouvier was a member of the Switzerland squad in football which won the silver medal, finishing as runners-up to Uruguay.[2][3] However, he did not appear during the tournament.[1]

Bobsleigh career

Bouvier won a gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.

He also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

References

  1. 1 2 "Charles Bouvier Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 – Switzerland: Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Games of the VIII. Olympiad – Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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