Roger Staub (1 July 1936 – 30 June 1974) was a Swiss alpine ski racer and

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gold medalist. Born in

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, Graubünden, Staub won the giant slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also won multiple medals at the 1958 World Championships. He finished fourth in the Olympic

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at age 19. He also won a number of Swiss national titles. After a brief career as a professional racer in the early 1960s, Staub became

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director at the fledgling

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resort in

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. He also had a ski school in Arosa and sporting goods interests in Switzerland. During a summer visit to Switzerland in 1974 with his wife and young child, Staub was killed in a ski gliding accident near

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on the eve of his 38th birthday.

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the

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were also the

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for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

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* * * 1936 births 1974 deaths Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1974 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Switzerland Skiers from Graubünden {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub