Otto Furrer
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| Born | 19 October 1903 Zermatt,Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 1951(aged 47) Matterhorn,Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Otto Furrer(19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swissalpine skierand cross-country skier and world champion born inZermatt.[1]
At thesecond winter Olympicsin St. Moritz in 1928, he competed on the Swiss team in themilitary patroldemonstration sport where the team placed third. Furrer also participated in across-country skiingevent.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
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| 1928 | 24 | 21 | — |
Alpine skiing
[edit]In the 1931, 1932 and 1934Arlberg-Kandaharraces, he won the Men's downhill and alpine combined, and also won slalom in 1932 (tie) and 1934, with second place slalom runs in 1930 and 1931.[3]
Competing inFIS Alpine World Ski Championships,in1931Furrer was second in downhill. Furrer won the combined world championship in1932(second in slalom and third in downhill), and in1933was third in the combined.[4][5]
He was co-founder of the ski resort atZermattwhere he operated a ski school from 1935 until his death in an accident on theMatterhorn.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Truffer, Bernard (2005)"Furrer, Otto"Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
- ^Otto Furrerolympics
- ^Resultsfrom kandahar.org
- ^Otto Furrerski-db
- ^Otto Furrerfis-ski
- ^LES OBSÈQUES DU CHAMPION DE SKI OTTO FURRERLe Monde
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