Paul Accola

Paul Accola (born 20 February 1967 in Davos) is a Swiss former Alpine skier. He came in first in the overall World Cup in 1992, and won a total of four medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in the combined event.

Paul Accola
Personal information
Born (1967-02-20) 20 February 1967
Davos, Switzerland
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary[1] Alpine Combined
World Championships
1989 VailCombined
1999 Vail / Beaver CreekCombined
2001 St. AntonCombined

By the end of his career, he won seven world cup victories and was on the podium 26 times, the last time being in 2000. In 2002 Accola suffered a serious ankle injury, breaking both of his talus bones. In February 2005, on his 38th birthday, Accola announced that he would retire as alpine skier after nearly two decades in the sport.

He is the sixth Swiss athlete to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg and equestrian Christine Stückelberger.

He is the brother of fellow former alpine skier Martina Accola.[2]

World Cup victories
Date Location Race
29 November 1991 BreckenridgeGiant Slalom
30 November 1991 BreckenridgeSlalom
13 January 1992 Garmisch-PartenkirchenCombined
19 January 1992 KitzbühelCombined
26 January 1992 WengenCombined
1 February 1992 MegèveSuper-G
1 March 1992 MoriokaSuper-G

See also

References
  1. "1998 Nagano Olympics; 1988 Results". CNN. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  2. "Athlete profile: Paul Accola". CNNSI. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 24 February 2013.


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