Otto Furrer
Otto Furrer (* October 19, 1903 in Zermatt, † July 26, 1951 at the Matterhorn ) was a successful Swiss skier, skiers, military patrol runners and climbers of the 1920s and 1930s and is considered the founder of the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt.
Life and Sport
Otto Furrer 1925 got his mountain guide Patent and became a pioneer of skiing in the High Alps. In 1935 he founded the School of Zermatt and stood her up in 1951 as Head ago. He also was a member of the technical committee of the Swiss Skischulverbandes.
Otto Furrer was known mainly due to its sporting successes. He won the 1932 world title in alpine combination and four other medals at the Alpine World Ski Championships. Furrer was, as it corresponded to the time, all-round sportsman and operation next to the alpine skiing cross-country skiing and even the military patrol run. That he was also successful in these sports, Otto Furrer proved by winning the bronze medal in the Swiss team with Fritz Kuhn, Hugo Lehner and Anton Julen in the military patrol race and 21st place in the cross-country competition over 18 km at the Olympic Games in St. Moritz 1928.
In 1951 he verünglückte the south ridge of the Matterhorn, caused by a tear of the rope at the Tyndall Pic.
Main Achievements
Olympic Winter Games
- Bronze medal in the military patrol run ( Vorführbewerb ) in St. Moritz 1928
Alpine World Ski Championships
- Gold medal and world champion in alpine combination in Cortina d' Ampezzo 1932
- Silver medal in downhill in Murren 1931
- Silver medal in Salom in Cortina d'Ampezzo 1932
- Bronze medal in the downhill in Cortina d' Ampezzo 1932
- Bronze medal in the alpine combination in Innsbruck 1933
Other competitions
- Multiple winner at Arlberg - Kandahar race
- Slalom: 1932, 1934
- Departure: 1931, 1932, 1934
- Combination: 1931, 1932, 1934