Joël Gaspoz

Joël Gaspoz
Personal information
Born 25 September 1962 (1962-09-25) (age 56)
Morgins, Valais, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Alpine skiing
Club Morgins

Joël Gaspoz (born 25 September 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He competed in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in the giant slalom in 1980.[1] He came close to winning the gold in the giant slalom at the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships on home snow at Crans Montana, holding a clear lead in the second run before crashing out with three gates to go.[2]

From 1979 to 1989, Gaspoz won one slalom and six giant slalom World Cup races.[3] In the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup, he finished first in the Giant Slalom standings, with his teammate Pirmin Zurbriggen.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
8 December 1981Italy ApricaGiant Slalom
20 December 1985Slovenia Kranjska GoraGiant Slalom
3 January 1986Slovenia Kranjska GoraGiant Slalom
19 March 1986United States Lake PlacidGiant Slalom
15 December 1986Italy Alta BadiaGiant Slalom
18 January 1987Switzerland WengenSlalom
20 January 1987Slovenia Kranjska GoraGiant Slalom

References

  1. ↑ "Joël Gaspoz". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Joel Gaspoz SUI". Alpine Ski Database. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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