Albert Giger (7 October 1946 – 4 September 2021Albert Giger, l'un des héros de Sapporo 1972, est décédé
) was a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...

. He was also a five-times winner of the Engadin Skimarathon.

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Max Bardone Fan Club on the 1972 4 x 10km bronze (Switzerland)
1946 births 2021 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Swiss male cross-country skiers Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland People from Imboden District Skiers from Graubünden 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub