Edgar Buchwalder (2 August 1916 – 9 April 2009) was a
cyclist from
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. He won the silver medal in the
team road race at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
along with
Ernst Nievergelt and
Kurt Ott
Kurt Ott (9 December 1912 – 19 April 2001) was a cyclist from Switzerland. He won the silver medal in the team road race at the 1936 Summer Olympics along with Ernst Nievergelt and Edgar Buchwalder
Edgar Buchwalder (2 August 1916 &nd ...
.
He was the
Swiss National Road Race champion in 1940 and 1942.
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1916 births
2009 deaths
Swiss male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Switzerland
Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
People from Solothurn
Tour de Suisse stage winners
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn
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