# Werner Stocker

**Werner Stocker** (born 1961) is a Swiss former bobsledder who won gold in the four-man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as the brakeman of the Switzerland 1 sled piloted by [Ekkehard Fasser](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekkehard-fasser).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Werner_Stocker)</sup> The Calgary victory was the only [Olympic medal](https://www.edgepedia.org/olympic-medal) of his career.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961, Switzerland<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> |
| Sport | Bobsleigh, four-man (Switzerland)<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> |
| Olympic result | Gold, four-man, 1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary, time 3:47.51<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/werner-stocker/85153)</sup> |
| Crewmates | Ekkehard Fasser (pilot), Kurt Meier, and Marcel Fässler, who replaced Rolf Strittmatter in 1988<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> |
| Earlier medal | Bronze, four-man, 1987 European Championships, Cervinia<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> |
| Measurements / club | 178 cm / 78 kg; Bob-Club Zürichsee, Zürich<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> |

## The 1987 crew and its one change

Stocker was an economics student at the University of Basel when he joined Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier, and Rolf Strittmatter in a four-man crew that finished third at the 1987 European Championships in Cervinia.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> In 1988 Strittmatter was replaced by [Marcel Fässler](https://www.edgepedia.org/marcel-fassler), and this lineup traveled to Calgary.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> Fasser drove the sled.<sup>[2](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Werner_Stocker)</sup>

## Calgary 1988

The Swiss crew won the four-man competition on 28 February 1988 with a combined time of 3:47.51.<sup>[3](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/werner-stocker/85153)</sup> The victory was unexpected: the defending Olympic champion sled of [Wolfgang Hoppe](https://www.edgepedia.org/wolfgang-hoppe) from East Germany, the pre-race favorite, lost the race with a disastrous third run, and the Swiss won by a margin of 0.07 seconds.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> The Polish-language summary of the result records that the Swiss sled finished ahead of the East German and Soviet crews.<sup>[2](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Werner_Stocker)</sup>

## After the Olympic title

Olympedia records that Stocker never again won a major international medal and soon returned to his studies in Basel.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup> The two sources disagree on whether he made a second Olympic appearance in 1992; Olympedia's results table lists only the 1988 Games.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)</sup>

## References

1. [Werner Stocker, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97863)
2. [Werner Stocker, Encyklopedia internetowa](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Werner_Stocker)
3. [Werner Stocker, bobsleigh, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/werner-stocker/85153)

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