Edy Hubacher

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Edy Hubacher
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Personal information
NationalityFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1940-04-15) April 15, 1940 (age 85)
Bern
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight231 lb (105 kg)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put, Discus throw, Bobsleigh
ClubTV Länggasse Bern
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)SP: 19.34 m (1970)
DT: 56.78 m (1970)
Decathlon: 7,405 pts (1969)
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Sapporo Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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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] He switched to bobsledding in the early 1970's, winning a gold medal in the four-man and a bronze medal in the two-man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

Personal bests

As of 12 July 2025
EventPerformanceLocationDateRef.
Shot put 19.34 m (63 ft 5+14 in) Olsztyn 22 August 1970 [3]
Discus throw 56.78 m (186 ft 3+14 in) Bern 22 August 1970 [4]
EventPerformanceLocationDateScoreRef.
Decathlon Bern 4–5 October 19697,393 points [a]
100 meters 10.80 Bern 4 October 1969906 points [5]
Long jump 7.12 m (23 ft 4+14 in) Bern 4 October 1969842 points [5]
Shot put 19.17 m (62 ft 10+12 in) Bern 4 October 19691,048 points [5] [b]
High jump 1.80 m (5 ft 10+34 in) Lyon 3 October 1970627 points [6]
400 meters 50.30 Bern 4 October 1969801 points [5]
110m hurdles 15.00 Bern 5 October 1969850 points [5]
Discus throw 52.40 m (171 ft 10+34 in) Lyon 4 October 1970920 points [6]
Pole vault 3.40 m (11 ft 1+34 in) Lyon 4 October 1970457 points [6]
Javelin throw 53.22 m (174 ft 7+14 in) Bern 5 October 1969636 points [5]
1500 meters 5:02.10 Bern 5 October 1969548 points [5]
Virtual Best Performance7,631 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Untitled". decathlonpedia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "World Annual Lists 1969-1975" (PDF). michalovic.net. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2025.