Charles Bouvier

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.

Charles Bouvier

Pierre Musy, Charles Bouvier, Joseph Beerli and Arnold Gartmann in 1936
Medal record
Football
Olympic Games
1924 ParisTeam
Men's Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFour-man
World Championships
1935 St. MoritzFour-man

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
  1. "Charles Bouvier Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 – Switzerland: Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "Games of the VIII. Olympiad – Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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