Joël Gaspoz | |
Disciplines: | Technical events |
Birth Date: | df=yes 25 September 1962 |
Birth Place: | Morgins, Valais, Switzerland |
Wcdebut: | 1982 |
Retired: | 1989 |
Olympicteams: | 3 |
Worldsteams: | 3 |
Wcseasons: | 8 |
Wcwins: | 6 |
Wcpodiums: | 20 |
Wctitles: | 1 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Joël Gaspoz (born 25 September 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier.[1]
He competed in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in the giant slalom in 1980.[2] He came close to winning the gold in the giant slalom at the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships on home snow at Crans Montana, holding a clear lead in the second run before crashing out with three gates to go.[3]
From 1979 to 1989, Gaspoz won one slalom and six giant slalom World Cup races.[4] In the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup, he finished first in the giant slalom standings, with his teammate Pirmin Zurbriggen.
Date | Location | Race | |
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8 December 1981 | Aprica | Giant slalom | |
20 December 1985 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom | |
3 January 1986 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom | |
19 March 1986 | Lake Placid | Giant slalom | |
15 December 1986 | Alta Badia | Giant slalom | |
20 December 1986 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom | |
18 January 1987 | Wengen | Slalom |