Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

professional

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. He competed at five Olympic Games. Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long career. He is the ninth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics (1988, 1996/2008), after middle-distance runner

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

, equestrians

Henri Chammartin Henri Chammartin (30 July 1918 – 30 May 2011) was a Swiss equestrian who won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower

Urs von Wartburg Urs von Wartburg (born 1 March 1937) is a Swiss javelin thrower. He competed at five Olympics between 1960 and 1976 with the best achievement of fifth place in 1964. He is the fourth sportsperson to compete for Switzerland at five Olympics, after ...

, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier

Paul Accola Paul Accola (born 20 February 1967 in Davos) is a Swiss former Alpine skier. He came in first in the overall World Cup in 1992, and won a total of four medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in the combined event. By the end of ...

, shooter

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, and equestrian Markus Fuchs.

Palmares

;1990 : 1st, Stage 5a,

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, Wasquehal : World Amateur Points Race Championship ;1991 : World Amateur Points Race Champion : 1st,

Giro del Lago Maggiore The Giro del Lago Maggiore, also known as GP Knorr, was a one-day road cycling race held annually near Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. The last two editions of the men's race were part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a serie ...

-GP Knorr- : 1st,

Tour du Lac Léman The Tour du Lac Léman was a professional one-day race, one-day road cycling race held annually around Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The race has not been held since 2005. Winners References

{{reflist Cycle races in Switzerland UCI Europe Tour ...

;1992 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days of Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, Overall,

Niederösterreich Rundfahrt Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt ...

;1993 : 1st, Six Days' of Dortmund, Ghent & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/ Büchler/ Gisler) ;1994 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of København & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd,

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;1995 : European Madison Champion (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Köln (with Kurt Betschart) : World Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;1996 : 1st, Six-Days' of Ghent & København (with Kurt Betschart) : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) : 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (with Betschart/Gisler/ Strüby) ;1997 : 1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund, Leipzig & München (with Kurt Betschart) : World Points Race Championship : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;1998 : 1st, Six-Days' of München, Stuttgart & Herning (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Six-Days of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (with Giovanni Lombardi) ;1999 : World Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen & Dortmund (with Kurt Betschart) ;2000 : Points Race Champion : 1st, Six-Days of München (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Elgger Radomnium : 1st,

Schorndorf Schorndorf is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The town is also sometimes referred to as ' (''The Daimler Town ...

: European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2001 : World Points Race Champion : 1st,

Weil-am-Rhein Weil am Rhein (High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany an ...

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnaburg'') is a city in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population ...

: 1st, Osnabrück, Derny : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2002 : 1st, Six-Days' of Bremen, Ghent & Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st,

& Sindelfingen – Schleife : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2003 : World Madison Champion (with

Franco Marvulli Franco Marvulli (born 11 November 1978 in Zürich) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist. Palmares ;2000 : 3rd, National U23 Time Trial Championship ;2001 : European Omnium Champion : 1st, Six-Days of Grenoble (with Alexander Äschbach) : 2n ...

) : Scratch Champion : 1st, Six-Days' of Berlin, Dortmund & München (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st,

Bruckmühl Bruckmühl is a market town in the district of Rosenheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Mangfall, 16 km west of Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the ...

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& Wangen : 1st, Holzkirchen (with Thomas Höß) : 2nd, National Elimination Championship : European Madison Championship (with Kurt Betschart) ;2004 : 1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st,

Ruggell Ruggell is a municipality of Liechtenstein. It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322. History The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land" (roncale - ad roncalem). Most know ...

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, Dachau & Steinhagen :

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

, Madison (with Franco Marvulli) : World Madison Championship (with Franco Marvulli) ;2005 : 1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Kurt Betschart & Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days' of Berlin & Amsterdam (with Kurt Betschart) : 1st, Trois Jours d'Aigle (with Maxime Bally) : 1st,

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;2006 : European Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days' of Dortmund & München (with

Erik Zabel Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cycl ...

) : 1st,

Six Days of Maastricht The Six Days of Maastricht was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was contested in the MECC Maastricht from 1976 to 1987. In 2006, the event was organized again, but the 2007 edition had to be cancelled d ...

(with Franco Marvulli) ;2007 : World Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : Madison Champion (with Franco Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days of Stuttgart (with Franco Marvulli & Erik Zabel) : 1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, København, Hasselt, Dortmund, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, München & Zuidlaren (with Marvulli) : 1st, Six-Days of Bremen (with

Alexander Äschbach Alexander Äschbach (born 9 June 1974 in Dürrenäsch, Aargau) is a Switzerland, Swiss professional racing cyclist. Career wins :1993 - National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Switzerland, Zurich (SUI) :1994 - National Championship, T ...

) : 1st,

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& Hasle-Ruegsau : 1st, Stage 1,

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: 1st, Stage 2, Emmerich : 1st, Stage 3,

Schermbeck Schermbeck is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Schermbeck is situated near the river Lippe, approximately 20 km east of Wesel, and 8 km north-west of Dorsten. Its maximum dilatatio ...

;2008 : 1st, Six-Days' of Zurich, Berlin, København & Hasselt (with Franco Marvulli)

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Palmares

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