Charles Bouvier (24 August 1898October 1964) was a Swiss

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and

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der. He won gold in the four-man bobsleigh at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

Football career

Bouvier began his career in football as a full-back, playing for Swiss club

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. Bouvier also appeared for the Switzerland national team, earning five caps. At the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

in Paris, Bouvier was a member of the

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squad in

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which won the silver medal, finishing as runners-up to

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. However, he did not appear during the tournament.

Bobsleigh career

Bouvier won a gold medal in the four-man bobsleigh at the

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...

and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games. He also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in

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References

External links

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1936 bobsleigh two-man results
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930br>DatabaseOlympics.com profile
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