Edy Hubacher

Edy Hubacher

Personal information
Nationality	Switzerland
Born	(1940-04-15) April 15, 1940 (age 85) Bern
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put, Discus throw, Bobsleigh
Club	TV Länggasse Bern
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Shot put: 19.34 m (1970) Discus throw: 56.78 m (1970) Decathlon: 7,405 pts (1969)
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing   Switzerland Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Four-man 1972 Sapporo Two-man

Eduard "Edy" Hubacher (born 15 April 1940) is a former Swiss sportsman who competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. ^[1]

In the 1960's, he competed in the shot put, discus throw, and decathlon, and still holds the decathlon best in the shot put. ^[2] In the 1970's, he switched to bobsledding, winning a gold medal in the four-man and a bronze medal in the two-man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

Personal bests

Individual events

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Ref.
Shot put	19.34 m (63 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Olsztyn	22 August 1970	[3]
Discus throw	56.78 m (186 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	Bern	22 August 1970	[4]

Combined events

Event	Performance	Location	Date	Score	Ref.
Decathlon	—	Bern	4–5 October 1969	7,393 points	[a]
100 meters	10.80	Bern	4 October 1969	906 points	[5]
Long jump	7.12 m (23 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	Bern	4 October 1969	842 points	[5]
Shot put	19.17 m (62 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [b]	Bern	4 October 1969	1,048 points	[5]
High jump	1.80 m (5 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	Lyon	3 October 1970	627 points	[6]
400 meters	50.30	Bern	4 October 1969	801 points	[5]
110m hurdles	15.00	Bern	5 October 1969	850 points	[5]
Discus throw	52.40 m (171 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	Lyon	4 October 1970	920 points	[6]
Pole vault	3.40 m (11 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	Lyon	4 October 1970	457 points	[6]
Javelin throw	53.22 m (174 ft 7+1⁄4 in)	Bern	5 October 1969	636 points	[5]
1500 meters	5:02.10	Bern	5 October 1969	548 points	[5]
Virtual Best Performance				7,631 points	—

^a Originally scored as 7,405 points

^b Decathlon best

References

1. "Edy Hubacher Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
2. "Decathlon top 10 individual events（>7000 points）". decathlon2000.com. June 12, 2025.
3. "International Athletics Annual 1971" (PDF). atfs.org. April 24, 2020. p. 114.
4. "Men's discus throw best countries by average 10 best athletes" (PDF). throwingstats.com. June 24, 2025. p. 10.
5. "Untitled". decathlonpedia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
6. "World Annual Lists 1969-1975" (PDF). michalovic.net. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

External links

• Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Mehrkämpfer im Unruhestand, article in the Tages-Anzeiger, 12 July 2007