Pierre Musy
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Pierre Musy was a Swiss
bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.
Musy also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships
in St. Moritz
.
His father, Jean-Marie
, was a President of the Swiss Confederation in 1925 and in 1930.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
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Musy also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1935
The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
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His father, Jean-Marie
Jean-Marie Musy
Jean-Marie Musy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 11 December 1919 and handed over office on 30 April 1934...
, was a President of the Swiss Confederation in 1925 and in 1930.