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Louis Noverraz

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Louis Noverraz
Personal information
Born10 May 1902 (1902-05-10)
Cully-Lutry, Vaud, Switzerland
Died15 May 1972 (1972-05-16) (aged 70)
Geneva, Switzerland
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 5.5m class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Helsinki 5.5m

Louis Noverraz (10 May 1902 – 15 May 1972) was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Bernard Dunand and Marcel Stern.[1][2]

He sailed on France at the 1970 America's Cup.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Noverraz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Louis Noverraz". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ Nocera, Egidio (July 2006). "Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.