Ida Schöpfer (22 October 1929 – 7 June 2014) was a Swiss alpine skier, ten times Swiss champion in alpine skiing and 1954 World Champion in Downhill skiing and Alpine combined. She competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics, but did not achieve a medal.[1][2] Ida Schöpfer then became the first woman to be elected Swiss Sportsman of the Year in 1954. The Flühli Ski Club organized a "World Cup Week" in her honor in 2004, during which documents and objects were exhibited and Karl Erb and Bernhard Russi, among others, took part. Ida Schöpfer died in her hometown of Flühli in June 2014 at the age of 84.[3]

Ida Schöpfer
Medal record
Women's Alpine Skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Åre Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1954 Åre Combined
Silver medal – second place 1954 Åre Slalom

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ida Schöpfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
  2. ^ "Radio Pilatus | Skilegende Ida Schöpfer ist tot". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  3. ^ "Ski-Weltmeisterin Jda Schöpfer verstorben". ENT (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-22.