Ekkehard Fasser

Ekkehard Fasser
Medal record

Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
	1988 Calgary	Four-man
World Championships
	1983 Lake Placid	Four-man

Ekkehard Fasser (born 3 September 1952 in Glarus) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler and Werner Stocker at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Fasser also earned a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1983 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

He was Bobsleigh World Cup champion overall in 1985-6 and unofficially in four-man that same year.

References

Olympic Champions in Four-Man Bobsleigh

1924: Scherrer, Neveu, A. Schläppi, H. Schläppi (SUI)
1928: Fiske, Tocker, Mason, Gray, Parke (USA)
1932: Fiske, Eagan, Gray, O'Brien (USA)
1936: Musy, Gartmann, Bouvier, Beerli (SUI)
1948: Tyler, Martin, Rimkus, D'Amico (USA)
1952: Ostler, Kuhn, Nieberl, Kemser (GER)
1956: Kapus, Diener, Alt, Angst (SUI)
1964: V. Emery, Kirby, Anakin, J. Emery (CAN)
1968: Monti, de Paolis, Zandonella, Armano (ITA)
1972: Wicki, Hubacher, Leutenegger, Camichel (SUI)
1976: Nehmer, Babock, Germeshausen, Lehmann (GDR)
1980: Nehmer, Musioł, Germeshausen, Gerhardt (GDR)
1984: Hoppe, Wetzig, Schauerhammer, Kirchner (GDR)
1988: Fasser, Meier, Fässler, Stocker (SUI)
1992: Appelt, Winkler, Haidacher, Schroll (AUT)
1994: Czudaj, Brannasch, Hampel, Szelig (GER)
1998: Langen, Zimmerman, Jakobs, Hampel (GER)
2002: Lange, Kühn, Kuske, Embach (GER)
2006: Lange, Hoppe, Putze, Kuske (GER)
2010: Holcomb, Olsen, Mesler, Tomasevicz (USA)
2014: Zubkov, Trunenkov, Negodaylo, Voyevoda (RUS)

World champions in four-man bobsleigh

1930: Italy (Franco Zaninetta, Giorgio Biasini, Antonio Dorini, Gino Rossi (bobsledder))
1931: Germany (Werner Zahn, Robert Schmidt, Franz Bock, Emil Hinterfeld)
1933: Not held
1934: Germany (Hanns Kilian, Fritz Schwarz, Hermann von Valta, Sebastian Huber)
1935: Germany (Hanns Kilian, Alexander Gruber, Hermann von Valta, Sebastian Huber)
1937: Great Britain (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Byran Black)
1938: Great Britain (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Chris MacKintosh)
1939: Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli)
1947: Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli)
1949: United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William D'Amico)
1950: United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, William D'Amico)
1951: West Germany (Andreas Ostler, Xavier Leitl, Michael Pössinger, Lorenz Nieberl)
1953: United States (Lloyd Johnson, Piet Biesiadecki, Hubert Miller, Joseph Smith)
1954: Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Harry Warburton, Gottfried Diener, Heinrich Angst)
1955: Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, Heinrich Angst)
1957: Switzerland (Hans Zoller, Hans Theler, Rolf Küderli, Heinz Leu)
1958: West Germany (Hans Rösch, Alfred Hammer, Theodore Bauer, Walter Haller)
1959: United States (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Voorhis, Thomas Butler)
1960: Italy (Eugenio Monti, Furio Nordio, Sergio Siorpaes, Renzo Alverà)
1961: Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà)
1962: West Germany (Franz Schelle, Josef Sterff, Ludwig Siebert, Otto Göbl)
1963: Italy (Sergio Zardini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Renato Mocellini, Romano Bonagura)
1965: Canada (Vic Emery, Gerald Presley, Michael Young, Peter Kirby)
1966: West Germany (Toni Pensperger (posthumous), Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, Roland Ebert)
1967: Cancelled to weather conditions
1969: West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, Stefan Gaisreiter)
1970: Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, Luciano de Paolis)
1971: Switzerland (René Stadler, Max Forster, Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer)
1973: Switzerland (René Stadler, Werner Carmichel, Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer)
1974: West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Manfred Schumann, Albert Wurzer)
1975: Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer, Werner Carmichel, Joseph Benz)
1977: East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge)
1978: East Germany (Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, Bogdan Musioł)
1979: West Germany (Stefan Gaisreiter, Dieter Gebard, Hans Wagner, Heinz Busche)
1981: East Germany (Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Henry Gerlach, Michael Trübner)
1982: Switzerland (Silvio Giobellina, Heinz Stettler, Urs Salzmann, Rico Freiermuth)
1983: Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, Rolf Strittmatter)
1985: East Germany (Bernhard Lehmann, Matthias Trübner, Ingo Voge, Steffen Grummt)
1986: Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Kurt Meier, Erwin Fassbind, André Kisser)
1987: Switzerland (Hans Hiltebrand, Urs Fehlmann, Erwin Fassbind, André Kisser)
1989: Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Curdin Morell, Bruno Gerber, Lorenz Schindelholz)
1990: Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Bruno Gerber, Lorenz Schindelholz, Curdin Morell)
1991: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Bogdan Musioł, Axel Kühn, Christoph Langen)
1993: Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Kurt Meier, Domenico Semeraro)
1995: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, René Hannemann, Ulf Hielscher, Carsten Embach)
1996: Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Rühr, Olaf Hampel)
1997: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Sven Rühr, René Hannemann, Carsten Embach)
1999: France (Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, Éric Le Chanony, Max Robert)
2000: Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Lars Behrendt, Carsten Embach)
2001: Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Peter, Alex Metzger)
2003: Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Carsten Embach)
2004: Germany (André Lange, Udo Lehmann, Kevin Kuske, René Hoppe)
2005: Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze)
2007: Switzerland (Ivo Rüegg, Thomas Lamparter, Beat Hefti, Cédric Grand)
2008: Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze)
2009: United States (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz)
2011: Germany (Manuel Machata, Richard Adjei, Andreas Bredau, Christian Poser)
2012: United States (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz)
2013: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Marko Hübenbecker, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze)
2015: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Alexander Rödiger, Kevin Korona, Ben Heber)
2016: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste, Jānis Strenga)

World Cup champions in bobsleigh men's combined

1984–85: West Germany (Anton Fischer)
1985–86: Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser)
1986–87: United States (Matt Roy)
1987–88: Austria (Ingo Appelt)
1988–89: Switzerland (Gustav Weder)
1989–90: Soviet Union (Maris Poikans)
1990–91: Switzerland (Gustav Weder)
1991–92: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe)
1992–93: United States (Brian Shimer)
1993–94: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
1994–95: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
1995–96: Germany (Christoph Langen)
1996–97: Italy (Günther Huber)
1997–98: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
1998–99: Germany (Christoph Langen)
1999–2000: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner)
2000–01: Germany (André Lange)
2001–02: Switzerland (Martin Annen)
2002–03: Germany (André Lange)
2003–04: Germany (André Lange)
2004–05: Switzerland (Martin Annen)
2005–06: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
2006–07: United States (Steven Holcomb)
2007–08: Germany (André Lange)
2008–09: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2009–10: United States (Steven Holcomb)
2010–11: Germany (Manuel Machata)
2011–12: Germany (Maximilian Arndt)
2012–13: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis)
2013–14: United States (Steven Holcomb)
2014–15: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis)
2015–16: Germany (Nico Walther)

World Cup champions in four-man bobsleigh

1984–85 (unofficial): United States (Jeffrey Jost)
1985–86 (unofficial): Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser)
1986–87 (unofficial): United States (Matt Roy)
1987–88 (unofficial): Austria (Ingo Appelt) & Austria (Peter Kienast)
1988–89 (unofficial): Austria (Ingo Appelt)
1989–90 (unofficial): Canada (Chris Lori)
1990–91: Switzerland (Gustav Weder)
1991–92: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe)
1992–93: United States (Brian Shimer)
1993–94: Austria (Hubert Schösser)
1994–95: Canada (Pierre Lueders)
1995–96: Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe)
1996–97: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner)
1997–98: Germany (Harald Czudaj)
1998–99: Germany (Christoph Langen)
1999–2000: Switzerland (Marcel Rohner)
2000–01: Germany (André Lange)
2001–02: Switzerland (Martin Annen)
2002–03: Germany (André Lange)
2003–04: Germany (André Lange)
2004–05: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2005–06: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2006–07: Russia (Yevgeni Popov)
2007–08: Germany (André Lange)
2008–09: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2009–10: United States (Steven Holcomb)
2010–11: Germany (Manuel Machata)
2011–12: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2012–13: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov)
2013–14: Germany (Maximilian Arndt)
2014–15: Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis)
2015–16: Germany (Maximilian Arndt)

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