Otto Furrer
| Ernest Farquet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 1903 Zermatt, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 1951 (aged 47) Matterhorn, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion.
Furrer was born in Zermatt. He became a world champion in the combined event, received a silver medal in the slalom and a bronze medal in the downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1932.[1] He was killed in an accident on the Matterhorn.
References
- ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Switzerland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article relating to Swiss cross-country skiing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1951 deaths
- Swiss alpine skiers
- Swiss cross-country skiers
- Swiss military patrol runners
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Switzerland
- Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Military patrol competitors at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes of Switzerland
- People from Zermatt
- Accidental deaths in Switzerland
- Swiss alpine skiing biography stubs
- Ski mountaineering biography stubs
- Swiss cross-country skiing biography stubs
- Male alpine skiers