| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Bobsleigh | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man | |
| Gold | 1955 St. Moritz | Four-man | |
Gottfried Diener (born November 1, 1926) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. Bobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a Winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow twisting banked The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two Bobsleigh events were contested The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 (Two-man 1939 The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Bobsleigh, bobsled or bobsledge is a Winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow twisting banked He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Hayden is a town and municipality in the Province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy.
Diener also won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, winning them in 1954 and 1955. The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 (Two-man 1939 The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time
He also served as president of the International Crossbow Shooting Union from 1965 to 1999. The International Crossbow Shooting Union ( International Armbrustschützen Union ( IAU) is an international Sports organization devoted to Crossbow Diener was named an honorary president of the organization in 2006.
References
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- International Crossbow Shooting Union article on Diener in 2006. - Access July 30, 2007.
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