Sport

 

In my early years, I was an Olympic Athlete, Sport Team Manager, and a Small Business Owner.

 

Alongside my corporate and academic achievements, my athletic career as an Olympic bobsleigh champion adds a distinctive dimension to my profile. More than a decade in elite sport has given me deep, first-hand insight into high-performance cultures, team dynamics, and the psychology of excellence - insights that continue to shape my approach to optimizing organiszations and indivuduals.

 

From 1985-1994, I owned and piloted a bobsleigh racing team, taking responsibility for every factor that determines performance. Sustained success required: 

(a) developing the mental and physical capabilities to compete at the highest level, 

(b) recruiting, training, and leading a high-performance team, 

(c) designing, manufacturing, or sourcing worls-class equipment, 

(d) building an environment supported by expert mechanics and technical staff, 

(e) securing long-term funding through corporate sponsorshps.

 

Through systematic competitor analysis and disciplined resource optimization, my team delivered excellence year after year. Our success was built on meticulous preparation, mutual trust, precise execution, and pronounced resilience - both in triumph and in adversity. These principles continue to inform my understanding of sustainable performance of teams and organizations.

 

My athletic achievements include four Olympic medals, with gold in the two-man bobsleigh at Alberbille 1992 and Lillehammer 1994, making me Switzerland's most successful Olympic bobsleigh pilot. I also won multiple World and European titles, as well as overall World Cup victories - accomplished with equipment I designed and manufactured myself. Beyond titles, I value the friendships forged during my sporting career and remain grateful that all team members stayed safe throughout our years of competition. 

 

For more information on my Olympic career, please visit:

Gustav Weder Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age (olympics.com)

Weder and Acklin leave it late in the bobsleigh (olympics.com)

Brothers battle for bobsleigh gold (olympics.com)

Bob-Olympiasieger Weder/Acklin: Heute zelebrieren sie die Anonymität (nzz.ch)