Ekkehard Fasser Explained

Ekkehard Fasser (3 September 1952 – 8 April 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, and Werner Stocker at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Fasser also earned a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1983 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

He was Bobsleigh World Cup champion overall in 1985-6 and unofficially in four-man that same year. Fasser died on 8 April 2021.^{[1] [2]}

References

• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007
• List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press. Olympic Champion Ekkehard Fasser deceased. 2021-04-13. www.ibsf.org. 10 April 2021 . en-gb.
2. Web site: Swiss Sliding Online > Home > Ehrenmitglied Ekkehard Fasser verstorben. live. 2021-04-13. Swiss Sliding Online. de-CH. https://web.archive.org/web/20190921102507/https://www.swiss-sliding.com/ . 21 September 2019 .