René Schmidheiny
Swiss bobsledder and decathlete (born 1967)
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René Schmidheiny (born 4 January 1967) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he finished seventh in the four-man event.
Born4 January 1967
Basel, Switzerland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1967 Basel, Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field Bobsleigh |
Prior to being in bobsleigh, Schmidheiny also competed in athletics as a decathlete. He competed in the United States for the University of Arizona and still holds the decathlon records at Sun Devil Stadium in the discus and javelin throws as of 2007[update]. He was an NCAA All-American two years prior to Matthew Dallow, another Arizona decathlete who transitioned to Olympic bobsled.[1]
