Georges Schneider (11 July 1925 – 10 September 1963) was a Swiss alpine skier who won the slalom event at the 1950 World Championships.[2] He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the giant slalom in 1952 and in the slalom in 1956. He died in a hunting accident aged 38.[3]
 Schneider at the 1950 World Championships | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 July 1925 Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | 10 September 1963 (aged 38) Oberrickenbach, Switzerland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||
| Club | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
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- ^ "Hommage a Georges Schneider", L'Impartial (in French), p. 7, 12 September 1963
- ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine – FIS-ski.com – (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
- ^ "Georges Schneider victime d'un accident mortel de chasse", L'Impartial (in French), p. 5, 11 September 1963
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Schneider". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
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