Otto Furrer
Otto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion born in Zermatt. At the second winter Olympics in St. Moritz in 1928, he competed on the Swiss team in the military patrol demonstration sport where the team placed third.
Otto Furrer
- Name
- Otto Furrer
- Born
- 19 October 1903
- Birthplace
- Zermatt, Switzerland
- Died
- 26 July 1951
- Place of death
- Matterhorn, Switzerland
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- alpine skier · military patrol (sport) runner · actor
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Otto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion born in Zermatt. At the second winter Olympics in St. Moritz in 1928, he competed on the Swiss team in the military patrol demonstration sport where the team placed third.
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Furrer also participated in a cross-country skiing event.
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• Name — Otto Furrer • Born — 19 October 1903 • Birthplace — Zermatt, Switzerland • Died — 26 July 1951 • Place of death — Matterhorn, Switzerland • Medal Templates — Men's Alpine skiing World Championships
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
• Year — Age — 18 km — 50 km • 1928 — 24 — 21 — —
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
In the 1931, 1932 and 1934 Arlberg-Kandahar races, 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. Competing in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, in 1931 Furrer was second in downhill. Furrer won the combined world championship in 1932 (second in slalom and third in downhill), and in 1933 was third in the combined. He was co-founder of the ski resort at Zermatt where he operated a ski school from 1935 until his death in an accident on the Matterhorn.
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Otto Furrer is recorded with the occupation military patrol (sport) runner. Recorded with the occupation alpine skier. Recorded as alpine skier, military patrol (sport) runner and actor.
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1903
Otto Furrer was born on 19 October 1903.
1951
Otto Furrer died on 26 July 1951.
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Otto Furrer was born at Zermatt.
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Otto Furrer died at Matterhorn.
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Zermatt.
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Matterhorn.
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