What is Hans Gerschwiler?
[[File:Scott and Gerschwiler.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gerschwiler with [[Barbara Ann Scott]] at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]]]] '''Hans Gerschwiler''' (born 21 June 1921) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] former [[figure skating|figure skater]]. He is the 1948 Olympic silver medalist. He was born in [[Zürich]], Switzerland. He made his international debut at the [[1939 European Figure Skating Championships|1939 European Championships]], where he placed 5th. Gerschwiler won the 1947 [[World Figure Skating Championships]] and [[European Figure Skating Championships]]. He also won the silver medal at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]] in [[St. Moritz]] and came in second at the 1948 European Championships, both time finishing behind [[Dick Button]].<ref name=button55>{{cite book | title=Dick Button On Skates | first=Dick | last=Button | author-link=Dick Button | year = 1955 | publisher = Prentice-Hall | location = Englewood Cliffs, N.J. | id = Catalog Card No. 55-12069 | pages =40–41 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1930.html Skatabase: 1930s Europeans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103309/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1930.html |date=2007-09-29 }} * [http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1947.html Skatabase: 1940s Europeans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204100708/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1947.html |date=2008-12-04 }} * [http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldmen1947.html Skatabase: 1940s Worlds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011173936/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldmen1947.html |date=2008-10-11 }} * [http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/olympicmen1940.html Skatabase: 1948 Olympics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092755/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/olympicmen1940.html |date=2007-09-29 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerschwiler, Hans}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Figure skaters]] [[Category:Olympic silver