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| Born | (1936-07-01)1 July 1936 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1974(1974-06-30) (aged 37) Verbier, Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Arosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1956, 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1956, 1958, 1960) includes Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger Staub (1 July 1936 – 30 June 1974) was a Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Born in Arosa, Graubünden, Staub won the giant slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also won multiple medals at the 1958 World Championships. He finished fourth in the Olympic downhill in 1956 at age 19. He also won a number of Swiss national titles.
After a brief career as a professional racer in the early 1960s, Staub became ski school director at the fledgling Vail resort in Colorado. He also had a ski school in Arosa and sporting goods interests in Switzerland.
During a summer visit to Switzerland in 1974 with his wife and young child, Staub was killed in a ski gliding accident near Verbier on the eve of his 38th birthday.
World championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1956 | 19 | — | — | not run | 4 | — |
| 1958 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 23 | DNF1 | 1 | 5 | DSQ |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 19 | — | — | not run | 4 | not run |
| 1960 | 23 | DNF1 | 1 | 5 |
Note
- His 1960 gold medal was awarded with delay; when Roger did finish the giant slalom race on February 22nd, he was called as the second-placed behind Josef Stiegler. There was an error in the time-clocking. After maybe 15 minutes, the time-clocking was corrected - Roger was 0.4 sec. better than Stiegler.
References
- "Gold medalist Roger Staub to try indoor mountain". Montreal Gazette. 24 October 1968. p. 45.
- "Ski fall kills Roger Staub". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. 1 July 1974. p. C5.
External links
- Roger Staub at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Roger Staub at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Roger Staub at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
| Olympic champions in alpine skiing – men's giant slalom | |
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| Men's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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