André Filippini Explained

André Filippini (13 September 1924 – 19 November 2013) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.[1] He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.[2]

Filippini was also a businessman and was at the center of the Savro Affair, a financial and political scandal in the late 1970s.[1]

He was president of FC Sion from 1971 to 1977.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: André Filippini, l’homme de l’affaire Savro, est décédé. Gabbud. Jean-Yves. 2013-11-19. Le Nouvelliste. French. 21 November 2013.
  2. André Filippini. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161745/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/andre-filippini-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020. November 21, 2013.