Ernst Nievergelt

Cyclist Ernst Nievergelt was born on March 23, 1910 in Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland. Ernst won the amateur standings in the Championship of Zurich in 1935. Nievergelt represented Switzerland at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he won a bronze medal in the men's individual road race and was a member of the team that won the silver medal in the men's team road race. Moreover, Ernst competed in professional racing from 1937 to 1939: He took second place in Berlin in 1937, won the ninth stage of the International Tour of Germany in 1938, and at the Tour de Suisse he finished on the sixth stage in second place in the standings and 19th place overall. Nievergelt died at age 89 on July 1, 1999 in Kappel am Albis, Zurich, Switzerland.