- Bibi Torriani
Richard [Some sources give his first name as Riccardo] "Bibi" Torriani (
October 1 ,1911 –September 3 ,1988 ) was a Swissice hockey player andluge r who competed from the 1920s to the 1950s.Hockey career
Torriani won two bronze medals for
Switzerland inice hockey at the Winter Olympics , both inSt. Moritz (1928, 1948). He also took theOlympic oath at the1948 Winter Olympics . He also participated at the1936 Winter Olympics , where the Switzerland's ice hockey team won one and lost two games in the first round and did not advance.Luge career
In the 1950s, Torriani competed in
luge , winning the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1957 FIL World Luge Championships inDavos , Switzerland.Note
References
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1948 IOC 1948 Winter Olympics]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TORRIRIC01 profile]
*Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Ice Hockey". "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980". New York: Penguin Books. pp. 564-5.
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