ATHLETE
Beat Hefti
1978 - Today

Beat Hefti
Beat Hefti (born 3 February 1978) is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he has won a total of four Olympic medals. A gold medal in Sochi (two-man, 2014), two bronze medals in Turin (two-man and four-man, 2006) and another bronze medal in Salt Lake City (two-man, 2002). Hefti has also won four medals at the World Championships with one gold (Four-man: 2007), one silver (Four-man: 1999), and two bronzes (Two-man: 2001, 2005). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Beat Hefti is the 5,448th most popular athlete (down from 3,763rd in 2024), the 1,015th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 880th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Swiss Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Beat Hefti ranks 5,448 out of 6,025. Before him are Alonso Edward, Shaolin Sándor Liu, Alexander Wolf, Oleksy Lukashevych, Carlos Condit, and Kateryna Tarasenko. After him are Simone Collio, Irina Stankina, David Moravec, Aneta Konieczna, Agata Wróbel, and Eric Bergoust.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlonso Edward
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,442
Shaolin Sándor Liu
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,443
Alexander Wolf
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 5,444
Oleksy Lukashevych
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,445
Carlos Condit
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,446
Kateryna Tarasenko
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,447
Beat Hefti
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,448
Simone Collio
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,449
Irina Stankina
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 5,450
David Moravec
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,451
Aneta Konieczna
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,452
Agata Wróbel
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 5,453
Eric Bergoust
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5,454
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Beat Hefti ranks 1,221. Before him are Lauren Groff, Nikša Skelin, Peter Cklamovski, Jesús España, Daniel Franzese, and Alexander Wolf. After him are Aneta Konieczna, Bartosz Soćko, Virginia Williams, Masataka Sakamoto, Svetoslav Todorov, and Francisco Pérez Sanchez.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsLauren Groff
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 1,215
Nikša Skelin
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 1,216
Peter Cklamovski
COACH
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 1,217
Jesús España
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 1,218
Daniel Franzese
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 1,219
Alexander Wolf
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 1,220
Beat Hefti
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 1,221
Aneta Konieczna
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 1,222
Bartosz Soćko
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 1,223
Virginia Williams
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 1,224
Masataka Sakamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 1,225
Svetoslav Todorov
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 1,226
Francisco Pérez Sanchez
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 1,227
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Beat Hefti ranks 1,015 out of 1,015. Before him are Nedim Bajrami (1999), Nadine Fähndrich (1995), Stefanie Heinzmann (1989), Fabian Rieder (2002), Michael Lammer (1982), and Davide Chiumiento (1984). After him are Ramon Zenhäusern (1992), Fabienne Suter (1985), Fabio Leimer (1989), Luca Aerni (1993), Daniel Yule (1993), and Nassim Ben Khalifa (1992).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsNedim Bajrami
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 1,009
Nadine Fähndrich
SKIER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 1,010
Stefanie Heinzmann
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 1,011
Fabian Rieder
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 1,012
Michael Lammer
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 1,013
Davide Chiumiento
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 1,014
Beat Hefti
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 1,015
Ramon Zenhäusern
SKIER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 1,016
Fabienne Suter
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 1,017
Fabio Leimer
RACING DRIVER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,018
Luca Aerni
SKIER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 1,019
Daniel Yule
SKIER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,020
Nassim Ben Khalifa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 1,021
Among ATHLETES In Switzerland
Among athletes born in Switzerland, Beat Hefti ranks 74. Before him are Xeno Müller (1972), Patrizia Kummer (1987), Diana Romagnoli (1977), Daniela Meuli (1981), Gian Simmen (1977), and Thomas Lamparter (1978). After him are Simon Schoch (1978), Nevin Galmarini (1986), Martin Annen (1974), Nina Christen (1994), Sarah Höfflin (1991), and Benjamin Weger (1989).
Xeno Müller
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 68
Patrizia Kummer
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 69
Diana Romagnoli
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 70
Daniela Meuli
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 71
Gian Simmen
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 72
Thomas Lamparter
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 73
Beat Hefti
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 74
Simon Schoch
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 75
Nevin Galmarini
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 76
Martin Annen
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 77
Nina Christen
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 78
Sarah Höfflin
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 79
Benjamin Weger
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 80














































