André Moillen Explained

André Moillen
Nationality:Swiss
Sport:Bobsleigh
Birth Date:1906
Death Date:14 February
Death Place:Corseaux, Switzerland

André Moillen (1906  - 14 February 1952) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He competed in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1] He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the first FIBT World Championships in Montreux, Switzerland at the Caux-sur-Montreux hotel in 1930.[2]

He and his cousin Jean Moillen, also a bobsledder whom Moillen competed alongside, were later killed in a car accident, in 1952.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. André Moillen Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/andre-moillen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 April 2018.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  3. Web site: Olympedia – André Moillen. www.olympedia.org.
  4. Web site: Olympedia – Olympians Who Died in Motor Vehicle Accidents (Boat/Car/Motorcycle/Train). www.olympedia.org.