Gérard Vuilleumier Explained

Gérard Vuilleumier
Nationality:Swiss
Sport:Ski jumping
Birth Date:5 December 1905
Birth Place:La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Death Place:Genève, Switzerland

Gérard Vuilleumier (5 December 1905  - 17 April 1984) was a Swiss ski jumper and cyclist.[1] He competed in the individual event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[2]

Ski jumping

Vuilleumier was part of the national team at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[2] When jumping from the normal hill, he landed in the first round at 57.5m (188.6feet). In the second round he improved to 62m (203feet), but fell and therefore did not get past 30th place.

Cycling

In addition to his winter sports career, Vuilleumier was a successful cyclist in summer. For the 1928 Summer Olympics, he was registered as a participant in the road bike race, but did not take part. In the same year he won the Bern-Genève road race as an amateur.[3] A little later, in 1929, after a third place in the amateur class at the Swiss road championships,[4] he turned professional. A year later he secured a bronze medal in the professional championship.[5] In 1931 he won Bern-Genève in the Pro category.[3] At the Tour de Suisse in 1933, he finished 34th.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gérard Vuilleumier's Palmares at CyclingRanking. CyclingRanking.com.
  2. Gérard Vuilleumier Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vu/gerard-vuilleumier-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Berne-Genève (Sui) - Ex.. www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.
  4. News: Les championnats Suisses. Le Temps. 21 May 1929.
  5. Web site: Results Championnat de Suisse sur route 1930 - CyclingRanking.com. www.cyclingranking.com.
  6. Web site: Results Tour de Suisse 1933 - General Classification - CyclingRanking.com. www.cyclingranking.com.