Emanuel Buchs Explained
Emanuel Buchs (born 1962) is a Swiss ski mountaineer, cross-country skier and biathlete.
Biography
Buchs started competition sports at the age of 14 years and became a member of the national "juniors" biathlon team at the age of 16. Four years later he became a member of the national "seniors" team, but had to leave it because of time reasons. He won six Swiss championship of cross-country skiing relay titles.He competed several times in the Patrouille des Glaciers race, and placed four times first and one time second with his teams. Professionally he is deployed in the 5th Border Guard Corps.[1] He is married with two children and lives in Ulrichen. Together with his wife Marianne and his son Yannick he competed in the Baschi Triathlon in 2007.[2]
Selected results
Biathlon
- 1997:
- 1st, Swiss Championship relay
Ski mountaineering
Patrouille des Glaciers
See main article: Patrouille des Glaciers.
- 1990: 1st (international military teams ranking), together with Michel Chesaux and André Rey
- 1992: 2nd (international military teams ranking), together with Michel Chesaux and André Rey
- 1996: 1st (international military teams ranking), together with Damien Farquet and André Rey
- 1998: 1st, together with Pvt E-2 Damien Farquet and Pvt E-2 Rico Elmer[4]
- 2000: 1st and course record, together with Pvt E-2 Damien Farquet and Pvt E-2 Rico Elmer[5]
External links
Notes and References
- http://wwwa2.vbs.admin.ch/document/heer/milsport/uploads/de200803010329352114.pdf WiWA 2008 – Army militia cross-country skiing results – Category: O
- http://www.muenster.ch/sommer/baschitriathlon/rangliste2007.php Baschi Triathlon 2007 – Rangliste Teams
- Frank Gerbert: Extremsport: Tour de Matterhorn (German), Focus No. 20 (2000).
- http://live.pdg.ch/cgi-local/pdg98/rangliste.pl?rennen=A 1998 Patrouille des Glaciers
- http://live.pdg.ch/pdg00/pdf/ranga.pdf 2000 Patrouille des Glaciers
