Otto Furrer

Otto Furrer (19 October 1903 – 26 July 1951) was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion.

Ernest Farquet
Born	(1903-10-19)19 October 1903 Zermatt, Switzerland
Died	26 July 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 47) Matterhorn, Switzerland
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Men’s Alpine skiing World Championships 1932 Cortina d'Ampezzo Combined 1931 Mürren Downhill 1932 Cortina d'Ampezzo Slalom 1932 Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill 1933 Innsbruck Combined

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

1. Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Archived 2005-02-14 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina – FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)