Name Otto Furrer | ||
Born 19 October 1903
Zermatt, Switzerland ( 1903-10-19 ) Died July 26, 1951, Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland Similar People Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Peter Taugwalder, Michel Croz, Douglas Robert Hadow | ||
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. He was killed in an accident on the Matterhorn.
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