Vital Vouardoux (2 May 1919 – 20 October 1977) was a Swiss skier and mountain guide, who competed during his military service as team member of the Swiss military patrol team at the 1948 Winter Olympics ( R. Zurbriggen, H. Zurbriggen, Andenmatten, Vouardoux), which placed first in the demonstration event. His rank was Gefreiter. [1]
Vouardoux was born in Grimentz as son of Albert and Philomène Vouardoux. He belonged to the Bronze team ( Fellay, Machoud, Vouardoux) of the 1943 Patrouille des Glaciers event, the first of three pure military editions of this race event during the time of World War II. [2] In the 1950s/1960s he worked as a gamekeeper. [3] He was married to Alice Vouardoux, née Salamin.
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- ^ Une médaille d'or olympique sort de son écrin! (in French), Fantine Viaccoz with the Gold medal of great-grandfather Vital Vouardoux.
- ^ Christian Fellay: À Marcel Machoud – hommage , November 23, 2005.
- ^ Les films du garde-chasse Vital Vouardoux (in French)
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