Achievements He won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. But he could never win the Eidgenössische Schwingund Älplerfest, closest to the win he was in 1927, where he made a draw in the final round against Ernst Kyburz. But in the same year he won the first edition of the Kilchsberger Schwinget, which is after the Eidgenössisches Schwingund Älplerfest the most important competition.