René Schmidheiny

René Schmidheiny is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he finished seventh in the four-man event.

Prior to being in bobsleigh, Schmidheiny also competed in athletics as a decathlete. He competed in the United States for the University of Arizona and still holds the decathlon records at Sun Devil Stadium in the discus and javelin throws as of 2007.

References

* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1994w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html 1994 bobsleigh four-man results]
* [http://www.decathlon2000.ee/eng/statistics.php?art=865 Decathlon 2000 information on Switzerland results featuring Schmidheiny]
* [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stats/021607aab.html Sun Devil Stadium track records prior to the 2007 outdoor track & field season]
* [http://www.arizonaathletics.com/Common/article.aspx?id=10944 University of Arizona athletes who have competed in the Olympics (up to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens)]