Urs Aeberhand

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Urs Aeberhand
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Altenberg Two-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Altenberg Four-man
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 St. Moritz Four-man

Urs Aeberhand (sometimes known as Urs Aeberhard) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He won three bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships (Two-man: 2000, Four-man: 2000, FIBT World Championships 2001).

Aeberhand also finished sixth in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

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