Joël Gaspoz (born 25 September 1962) is a
Swiss
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former alpine
skier
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.
Career
He competed in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in the giant slalom in 1980.
He came close to winning the gold in the giant slalom at the
1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships on home snow at
Crans Montana
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Cr ...
, holding a clear lead in the second run before crashing out with three gates to go.
From 1979 to 1989, Gaspoz won one
slalom and six
giant slalom
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Giant sl ...
World Cup races.
In the
1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup, he finished first in the giant slalom standings, with his teammate
Pirmin Zurbriggen
Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Alpine skiing ...
.
World Cup victories
References
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1962 births
Living people
Swiss male alpine skiers
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
20th-century Swiss sportsmen