Benoît Bickel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBenoît-Joseph (Adolphe-Félix)•Bickel
Used nameBenoît•Bickel
Born2 September 1900 in Sion, Valais (SUI)
Died10 December 1986 in Sion, Valais (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Swiss Benoît Bickel wrote philosophical and scientific works as well as a collection of short stories. He began classical studies at St. Maurice and entered the novitiate of the Capuchin in Lucerne. Bickel was ordained as a priest in 1928. First professor of religion in Bulle, then assistant director of the Scholasticate of Saint-Maurice, he eventually became a parish missionary and preacher. He was also a scientist and researcher, a mineral collector, a botanist and a writer.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Art Competitions SUI Benoît Bickel
Literature, Dramatic Works, Open (Olympic) AC
Literature, Lyric Works, Open (Olympic) AC