Urs Räber
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| — Alpine ski racer — | |
| Disciplines | Downhill and Combined |
|---|---|
| Club | Skiclub Wilderswil/Grindelwald |
| Born |
November 28, 1958 Grindelwald, Switzerland |
| Height | 5"7 (171cm) |
| World Cup debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Website | http://www.hotel-schoenbuehl.ch/ |
| Olympics | |
| Teams |
 Switzerland |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams |
Switzerland |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 6 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 1 Downhill title (1984) |
Urs Räber (born 28 November 1958) is a former Swiss alpine skier. He won the 1984 World Cup in Downhill skiing.
He also competed in two Olympic Downhill events. Firstly at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, where he finished 18th in the Olympic downhill,[1] and then in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo where he finished fifth in the Olympic downhill.[2]
He now owns the Hotel Schönbuhl in Wilderswil near Interlaken in the Swiss canton of Berne.[3]
World Cup Downhill victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1983 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill |
| January 7, 1984 | Laax, Switzerland | Downhill |
References
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/urs-raber-1.html Urs Räber Biography and Statistics
- ↑ http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/rbrur.asp Urs Räber Results
- ↑ http://www.hotel-schoenbuehl.ch/en/info.html Hotel Schoenbuehl Informations
External links
Urs Räber at the International Ski Federation
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