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| Born | 1 July 1936 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1974 (aged 37) Verbier, Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Roger Staub (1 July 1936 – 30 June 1974) was a Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
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
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1956 | 19 | — | — | not run | 4 | — |
| 1958 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 23 | DNF1 | 1 | 5 | DSQ |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 19 | — | — | not run | 4 | not run |
| 1960 | 23 | DNF1 | 1 | 5 |
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.
References
- ^ "Gold medalist Roger Staub to try indoor mountain". Montreal Gazette. 24 October 1968. p. 45.
- ^ "Ski fall kills Roger Staub". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. 1 July 1974. p. C5.
External links
- Roger Staub at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Roger Staub at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Roger Staub at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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