Gion Caviezel Explained

Gion Caviezel should not be confused with Gino Caviezel.

Gion Flurin Caviezel (20 August 1936 – 1 November 2004)[1] was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Born in Samaden, son of Berta Amalia Graf and Jakob Caviezel,[2] a police officer,[3] Gion Caviezel studied as an engineer.[3]

Gion Caviezel had won the Swiss bobsled championships for three times.[3] He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1970 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.[4]

Gion Cavieziel died in St. Moritz on 1 November 2004 after a short illness.[1] FIBT president Robert H. Storey mourned him.[5]

Incident

In 1967, Gion Caviezel was arrested after the discovery of the body of a 21-year-old Alsatian woman, Evelyne North, who was his girlfriend; the young woman was stabbed and shot near her home in Molsheim, west of Strasbourg.[3] Caviezel's business card was found in the woman's house; the police released him soon after because there was no evidence against him.[6]

Personal life

He married Maria Felicitas Frank in May 1973[7] and had two daughters, Flurina Christina[8] and Barbara.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gion Flurin Cavieziel-Frank. de. obituary. Engadiner Post. 111. 129. 2 November 2004. 15. 15 July 2024. e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  2. News: Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St. Moritz (bericht Monat August 1936). de. Engadiner Post. 45. 101. 5 September 1936. 2. 15 July 2024. e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. News: Campione di «bob» uccide la ragazza che lo respinge. it. La Stampa. 101. 195. 19 August 1967. 13. 15 July 2024. Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: Bobsleigh World Championships Men: 2-Man. Sports123.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091333/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html. 29 September 2007. 1 December 2010.
  5. News: Gion Fluirin Cavieziel. de. obituary. Engadiner Post. 111. 143. 4 December 2004. 19. 15 July 2024. e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  6. News: L. F.. Rilasciato il campione di «bob» che fu arrestato per omicidio. it. La Stampa. 101. 196. 20 August 1967. 13. 15 July 2024. Internet Archive.
  7. News: Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St.Moritz für den Monat Mai 1973. de. Engadiner Post. 80. 70. 23 June 1973. 15. 15 July 2024. e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  8. News: Zivilstandsnachrichten der Gemeinde St.Moritz für den Monat September 1973. de. Engadiner Post. 80. 118. 13 October 1973. 2. 15 July 2024. e-newspaperarchives.ch.

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