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Joël Gaspoz

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Joël Gaspoz
Personal information
Born (1962-09-25) 25 September 1962 (age 62)
Morgins, Valais, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1982
Retired1989
Olympics
Teams3
World Championships
Teams3
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins6
Podiums20
Discipline titles1
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 1 2
Giant slalom 6 4 6
Parallel 0 1 0
Total 6 6 8

Joël Gaspoz (born 25 September 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier.[1]

Career

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.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
8 December 1981 Italy Aprica Giant slalom
20 December 1985 Slovenia Kranjska Gora Giant slalom
3 January 1986 Slovenia Kranjska Gora Giant slalom
19 March 1986 United States Lake Placid Giant slalom
15 December 1986 Italy Alta Badia Giant slalom
20 December 1986 Slovenia Kranjska Gora Giant slalom
18 January 1987 Switzerland Wengen Slalom

References

  1. ^ "Joël Gaspoz profile". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Joël Gaspoz". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. ^ Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Joel Gaspoz SUI". Alpine Ski Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.