Roger Staub
Swiss alpine skier (1936–1974)
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Roger Staub (1 July 1936 – 30 June 1974) was a Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Staub in 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 July 1936 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1974 (aged 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Arosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1956, 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1956, 1958, 1960) includes Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Arosa, Graubünden, Staub won the giant slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley[a] and also won multiple medals at the 1958 World Championships. He finished fourth in the Olympic downhill in 1956 at age 19. He also won a number of Swiss national titles.
After a brief career as a professional racer in the early 1960s, Staub became ski school director at the fledgling Vail resort in Colorado.[1] He also had a ski school in Arosa and sporting goods interests in Switzerland.
During a summer visit to Switzerland in 1974 with his wife and young child, Staub was killed in a ski gliding accident near Verbier on the eve of his 38th birthday.[2]
World championship results
Olympic results
Note
- His 1960 gold medal was awarded with delay; when Roger did finish the giant slalom race on February 22nd, he was called as the second-placed behind Josef Stiegler. There was an error in the time-clocking. After maybe 15 minutes, the time-clocking was corrected - Roger was 0.4 sec. better than Stiegler.
