Joël Gaspoz
Swiss alpine skier
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Born | (1962-09-25) 25 September 1962 (age 61) Morgins, Valais, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Technical events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joël Gaspoz (born 25 September 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier.[1]
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.[2] He came close to winning the gold in the giant slalom at the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships on home snow at Crans Montana, holding a clear lead in the second run before crashing out with three gates to go.[3]
From 1979 to 1989, Gaspoz won one slalom and six giant slalom World Cup races.[4] In the 1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup, he finished first in the giant slalom standings, with his teammate Pirmin Zurbriggen.
World Cup victories
Date | Location | Race |
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8 December 1981 | Aprica | Giant slalom |
20 December 1985 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom |
3 January 1986 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom |
19 March 1986 | Lake Placid | Giant slalom |
15 December 1986 | Alta Badia | Giant slalom |
20 December 1986 | Kranjska Gora | Giant slalom |
18 January 1987 | Wengen | Slalom |
References
- ^ "Joël Gaspoz profile". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Joël Gaspoz". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Joel Gaspoz SUI". Alpine Ski Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
External links
- Joël Gaspoz at FIS (alpine)
- Joël Gaspoz at Olympedia
- Joël Gaspoz at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Men's giant slalom World Cup winners
- 1967: Jean-Claude Killy
- 1968: Jean-Claude Killy
- 1969: Karl Schranz
- 1970: Gustav Thöni
- 1971: Patrick Russel
Gustav Thöni - 1972: Gustav Thöni
- 1973: Hansi Hinterseer
- 1974: Piero Gros
- 1975: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1976: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1977: Ingemar Stenmark
Heini Hemmi - 1978: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1979: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1980: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1981: Ingemar Stenmark
- 1982: Phil Mahre
- 1983: Phil Mahre
- 1984: Ingemar Stenmark
Pirmin Zurbriggen - 1985: Marc Girardelli
- 1986: Joël Gaspoz
- 1987: Pirmin Zurbriggen
Joël Gaspoz - 1988: Alberto Tomba
- 1989: Ole Kristian Furuseth
Pirmin Zurbriggen - 1990: Günther Mader
Ole Kristian Furuseth - 1991: Alberto Tomba
- 1992: Alberto Tomba
- 1993: Kjetil André Aamodt
- 1994: Christian Mayer
- 1995: Alberto Tomba
- 1996: Michael von Grünigen
- 1997: Michael von Grünigen
- 1998: Hermann Maier
- 1999: Michael von Grünigen
- 2000: Hermann Maier
- 2001: Hermann Maier
- 2002: Frédéric Covili
- 2003: Michael von Grünigen
- 2004: Bode Miller
- 2005: Benjamin Raich
- 2006: Benjamin Raich
- 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal
- 2008: Ted Ligety
- 2009: Didier Cuche
- 2010: Ted Ligety
- 2011: Ted Ligety
- 2012: Marcel Hirscher
- 2013: Ted Ligety
- 2014: Ted Ligety
- 2015: Marcel Hirscher
- 2016: Marcel Hirscher
- 2017: Marcel Hirscher
- 2018: Marcel Hirscher
- 2019: Marcel Hirscher
- 2020: Henrik Kristoffersen
- 2021: Alexis Pinturault
- 2022: Marco Odermatt
- 2023: Marco Odermatt
- 2024: Marco Odermatt
World Cup winners: Overall • Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel