Bruno Kernen (born 1972)

For the winner of the 1983 Kitzbühel downhill race, see Bruno Kernen (born 1961).
Bruno Kernen
Kernen in December 2006
Personal information
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 52)
Thun, Bern, Switzerland
Websitebruno-kernen.com
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sestrière Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sestrière Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2003 St. Moritz Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Åre Super-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)
Season Date Location Discipline
1996 19 Jan 1996 Switzerland Veysonnaz, Switzerland Downhill
20 Jan 1996 Downhill
2003 18 Jan 2003 Switzerland Wengen, Switzerland Downhill

References

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