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Born | Thun, Bern, Switzerland | 1 July 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruno Kernen (born 1 July 1972 in Thun, Canton of Bern) is a former Swiss alpine ski racer. In 1997, he became world champion in downhill, as well as a silver medalist in combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the world championships in St. Moritz. He won the Lauberhorn downhill race in Wengen in 2003.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kernen won a bronze medal in the downhill. He also raced in the super-G, where he placed 18th. [1]
Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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1996 | 19 Jan 1996 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill |
20 Jan 1996 | Downhill | ||
2003 | 18 Jan 2003 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill |
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