David Zogg

David Zogg (18 December 1902 – 26 July 1977) was a Swiss alpine and Nordic combined skier. He was raised in Arosa, Switzerland.

David Zogg
Born(1902-12-18)18 December 1902
Died26 July 1977(1977-07-26) (aged 74)
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Men’s Alpine skiing
World Championship
1931 MürrenSlalom
1934 St. MoritzDownhill
1934 St. MoritzCombined
1932 Cortina D'AmpezzoDownhill
1933 InnsbruckDownhill
1934 St. MoritzSlalom
1935 MürrenSlalom

At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event.

In 1931, he won the first World Championship in Slalom and in 1934, he was World Champion in downhill skiing. In the 1930s, he participated in a few films about skiing.

David Zogg's original club chair in the Sattelhütte Arosa

After retiring from ski racing he was the head of the ski school in Arosa for many years.

David Zogg additionally played a role in opening up the exploration of the Himalayas by being appointed the deputy leader of the 1939 Swiss expedition to the Himalayas undertaken by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research. The outcomes of this were "Exploration of the Ramani glacier basic, first ascent of Dunagiri (7066 m), Rataban (6156 m), Ghori Parbat (6714 m). Attempt on Chaukhamba (7138 m)"[1] There's more about his mountaineering in the German article.

References
  1. "Excerpt from: Excerpt from: Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, 1939 to 1970.. Published in Zurich in 1972". Retrieved 2012-01-13.


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