Xaver Kurmann

Xaver Kurmann
Personal information
Born (1948-08-29) 29 August 1948
Emmen, Switzerland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack, road
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Individual pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Roms Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1969 Antwerp Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1970 Leicester Individual pursuit
Men's road cycling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Zolder Team time trial

Xaver Kurmann (born 29 August 1948) is a retired Swiss amateur cyclist. Had his best results in the individual pursuit event on track, winning two world titles and two Olympic medals between 1968 and 1972,[1] but he also won a bronze medal in the 100 km team time trial at the 1969 UCI Road World Championships.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xaver Kurmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Xaver Kurmann". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2016.


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