Bruno Kernen (born 1 July 1972 in

Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...

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) is a former

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alpine ski racer. In 1997, he became

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, as well as a silver medalist in combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the

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in St. Moritz. He won the

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downhill race in

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. At the

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, Kernen won a bronze medal in the

. He also raced in the

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, where he placed 18th.

World Cup victories

* 3 wins (3 DH) * 7 podiums (4 DH, 3 K)

References

External links

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Bruno Kernan
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * '
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kernen, Bruno 1972 births Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland People from Thun Living people Sportspeople from the canton of Bern 21st-century Swiss people