Gustav Weder

Gustav Weder
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville Two-man
1994 Lillehammer Two-man
1994 Lillehammer Four-man
1992 Albertville Four-man
World Championships
1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
1990 St. Moritz Two-man
1990 St. Moritz Four-man
1993 Igls Four-man
1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
1991 Altenberg Two-man
1991 Altenberg Four-man
1993 Igls Two-man
World Cup Championships
1988-89 Combined
1988-89 Two-man
1990-91 Combined
1990-91 Four-man
1988-89 Four-man
1990-91 Two-man
1991-92 Combined
1991-92 Two-man
1991-92 Four-man
1992-93 Combined
1992-93 Two-man

Gustav Weder (born 2 August 1961 in Diepoldsau) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold (Two-man: 1992, 1994), one silver (Four-man: 1994), and one bronze (Four-man: 1992).

Weder also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with four golds (Two-man: 1990, Four-man: 1989, 1990, 1993) and four silvers (Two-man: 1989, 1991, 1993; Four-man: 1991).

He was also a Bobsleigh World Cup champion four times (Combined men's: 1988-9, 1990-1; Two-man: 1988-9, Four-man: 1990-1).

Known for his intensity, Weder would videotape every one of his bobsleigh runs he raced on and study those videos for hours. It was so intense that Weder was caught one night during the FIBT World Championships 1990 in St. Moritz scrapping ice off of a difficult corner on the track. Bobsleigh officials allowed him to compete, and he won his first world championship in the four-man event.

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