) Pierre Musy, Charles Bouvier, Joseph Beerli and Arnold Gartmann in 1936 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Football | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Silver medal – second place"){kind=icon} | 1924 Paris | Team |
| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1935 St. Moritz | Four-man |
Charles Bouvier (24 August 1898 – 1964) was a Swiss footballer and bobsledder. He won gold in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Football career
Bouvier began his career in football as a full-back, playing for Swiss club Servette FC. Bouvier also appeared for the Switzerland national team, earning five caps.[1]
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Bouvier was a member of the Switzerland squad in football which won the silver medal, finishing as runners-up to Uruguay.[2][3] However, he did not appear during the tournament.[1]
Bobsleigh career
Bouvier won a gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.
He also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.
References
- ^ a b "Charles Bouvier Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 – Switzerland: Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Games of the VIII. Olympiad – Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- 1936 bobsleigh two-man results
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
External links
- Charles Bouvier at WorldFootball.net