Edy Hubacher
Bobsledder
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| Intro | Bobsledder | ||||
| Places | Switzerland | ||||
| is | Athlete Bobsledder | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 15 April 1940, Bern, Bern-Mittelland administrative district, Canton of Bern, Switzerland | ||||
| Age | 84 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Eduard "Edy" Hubacher (born 15 April 1940 in Bern) is a former Swiss sportsman.
In the 1960s he competed as shot putter, discus thrower and decathlete. He still holds the current world best shot put (19.17 meters, 10 May 1969) within a decathlon. In the early 1970s, he switched to bobsledding. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the two man events.