Thomas Frischknecht

Thomas Frischknecht
Frischknecht in 1996
Personal information
Full nameThomas Frischknecht
NicknameFrischi
Born (1970-02-17) 17 February 1970 (age 54)
Feldbach, Switzerland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1990–2000Ritchey
2001–2008Swisspower
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (1997, 1999, 2002)
World Cup
1 individual win (1998–99)
Mountain bike
World XC Championships (1996)
World Marathon Championships (2003, 2005)
National XC Championships (1994, 1996–1998)
XC World Cup (1992, 1993, 1995)
17 individual wins (1992–1999, 2001)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's mountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Cairns Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lugano Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2005 Lillehammer Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1990 Durango Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1991 Ciocco Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 1992 Bromont Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2001 Vail Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kaprun Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Les Gets Cross-country
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Munich Elite

Thomas Frischknecht (born 17 February 1970 in Feldbach, Switzerland) is a former Swiss mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer, often called Europe's Elder Statesman of mountain biking,[1] because of his extraordinarily long career at the top level of the sport. A professional since 1990, he was on top of the Mountain Bike World Championship podium for the first time in 1996 and most recently in 2004.[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Frischknecht". Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. 1999. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Men, Mountain Bike World Cup". UCI. Retrieved July 25, 2006.