Gion Flurin Caviezel (20 August 1936 – 1 November 2004)[1] was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1970 St. Moritz | Two-man |
Born in Samaden, son of Berta Amalia Graf and Jakob Caviezel,[2] a police officer,[3] Gion Caviezel studied as an engineer.[3]
Gion Caviezel had won the Swiss bobsled championships for three times.[3] He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1970 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.[4]
Gion Cavieziel died in St. Moritz on 1 November 2004 after a short illness.[1] FIBT president Robert H. Storey mourned him.[5]
Incident
editIn 1967, Gion Caviezel was arrested after the discovery of the body of a 21-year-old Alsatian woman, Evelyne North, who was his girlfriend; the young woman was stabbed and shot near her home in Molsheim, 26 km (16 mi) west of Strasbourg.[3] Caviezel's business card was found in the woman's house; the police released him soon after because there was no evidence against him.[6]
Personal life
editHe married Maria Felicitas Frank in May 1973[7] and had two daughters, Flurina Christina[8] and Barbara.
References
edit- ^ a b "Gion Flurin Cavieziel-Frank". Engadiner Post (obituary) (in German). Vol. 111, no. 129. 2 November 2004. p. 15. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St. Moritz (bericht Monat August 1936)". Engadiner Post (in German). Vol. 45, no. 101. 5 September 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ a b c d "Campione di «bob» uccide la ragazza che lo respinge". La Stampa (in Italian). Vol. 101, no. 195. 19 August 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Bobsleigh World Championships Men: 2-Man". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Gion Fluirin Cavieziel". Engadiner Post (obituary) (in German). Vol. 111, no. 143. 4 December 2004. p. 19. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ L. F. (20 August 1967). "Rilasciato il campione di «bob» che fu arrestato per omicidio". La Stampa (in Italian). Vol. 101, no. 196. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St.Moritz für den Monat Mai 1973". Engadiner Post (in German). Vol. 80, no. 70. 23 June 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St.Moritz für den Monat September 1973". Engadiner Post (in German). Vol. 80, no. 118. 13 October 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.