FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held in Mürren
in Switzerland
, from February 19-23, 1931.
Mürren
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,650 m above sea level and unreachable by public road....
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, from February 19-23, 1931.
Men's events
| Downhill |  Walter PragerWalter Prager Walter Prager was a Swiss alpine skier.At the 1931 World Championship in Mürren, Prager became the first World Champion in downhill skiing. He also won the 1933 downhill championship.... |
Otto Furrer Otto Furrer Otto Furrer was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion.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. He was killed in an accident on the... |
Willi Steuri |
| Slalom | David Zogg David Zogg David Zogg was a Swiss alpine and Nordic combined skier. He was raised in Arosa, Switzerland.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event.... |
 Anton SeelosAnton Seelos Anton Seelos was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.In the 1930s, Seelos invented the Parallel turn and became a world champion in the slalom and alpine combination in 1933, and again in slalom and in combination in 1935.Seelos worked as professional ski instructor, and was therefore not... |
Friedl Däuber Friedl Däuber Friedl Däuber was a German alpine and cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born and died in Berchtesgaden.... |
Women's events
| Downhill |  Esme MackinnonEsme Mackinnon Esmé Mackinnon , known as Muffie, was a British alpine skier from Edinburgh, Scotland, remembered as the first female FIS World Champion in both downhill and slalom... |
Nell Carroll |
Irma Schmiedegg |
| Slalom | Esme Mackinnon Esme Mackinnon Esmé Mackinnon , known as Muffie, was a British alpine skier from Edinburgh, Scotland, remembered as the first female FIS World Champion in both downhill and slalom... |
Inge Wersin-Lantschner Inge Wersin-Lantschner Inge Wersin-Lantschner, née Inge Lantschner is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.... |
Jeanette Kessler Jeanette Kessler Jeanette Anne Kessler was a British alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 she finished eighth in the alpine skiing combined event.She married James Riddell in 1959.-External links:*... |
Medal table
Key:| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |