Beat Hefti

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Beat Hefti
Beat Hefti 2012.jpg
Personal information
Born (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978 (age 46)
Herisau, [1] Switzerland
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Calgary Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Igls Two-man

Beat Hefti (born 3 February 1978) is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he has won a total of four Olympic medals. A gold medal in Sochi (two-man, 2014), two bronze medals in Torino (two-man and four-man, 2006) and another bronze medal in Salt Lake City (two-man, 2002).

Hefti has also won four medals at the World Championships with one gold (Four-man: 2007), one silver (Four-man: 1999), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2001, 2005).

He won the Bobsleigh World Cup two-man title in 2009 and 2012.

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References

  1. Beat Hefti. PDF, retrieved 16 July 2019.