Raymond Kamber

Raymond Kamber
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born26 December 1929 (1929-12-26)
Died8 January 2010 (2010-01-09) (aged 80)
Dornach, Solothurn, Switzerland
Sport
Country Switzerland
SportCanoe sprint
EventK-1 10000 m

Raymond Kamber (26 December 1929 – 8 January 2010) was a Swiss canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 16th in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1][2]

Kamber was also a sports journalist and chaired the canoe/kayak commission of the International Sport Press Association (AIPS). In 2008, he became an honorary member of the International Canoe Federation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raymond Kamber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Raymond Kamber's obituary" (PDF). swisscanoe.ch (in German). Swiss Canoe Federation. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012.


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