Bruno Kernen
Kernen in December 2006
Personal information
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972
Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Websitebruno-kernen.com
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurinDownhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 SestrièreDownhill
Silver medal – second place1997 SestrièreCombined
Bronze medal – third place2003 St. MoritzDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2007 ÅreSuper-G

Bruno Kernen (born 1 July 1972 in Thun, Canton of Bern) is a former Swiss alpine ski racer. In 1997, he became world champion in downhill, as well as a silver medalist in combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the world championships in St. Moritz. He won the Lauberhorn downhill race in Wengen in 2003.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kernen won a bronze medal in the downhill. He also raced in the super-G, where he placed 18th.[1]

World Cup victories

  • 3 wins (3 DH)
  • 7 podiums (4 DH, 3 K)
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
199619 Jan 1996Switzerland Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandDownhill
20 Jan 1996Downhill
200318 Jan 2003Switzerland Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill

References

  1. ↑ "Bruno Kernen". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-29.


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