Eduard Scherrer

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The Swiss bobsleigh team (from Leysin), Olympic champion in 1924 in Chamonix (L. to R. Scherrer, Neveu, and the Schlappi brothers).jpg L'equipe suisse de bobsleigh (de Leysin), championne olympique en 1924 a Chamonix (G. a D. Scherrer, Neveu, et les freres Schlappi).jpg
The Swiss bobsleigh team (from Leysin), Olympic champion in 1924 in Chamonix (L. to R. Scherrer, Neveu, and the Schlappi brothers).jpg

Eduard Scherrer (April 15, 1890 - July 4, 1972) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.

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