Hellmut Lantschner
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Hellmut Lantschner (November 11, 1909 – July 4, 1993) was an Austria
n and German
alpine skier
and world champion. He first competed for Austria, and from 1935 for Germany.
Lantschner became a world champion in the downhill in 1939.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
and world champion. He first competed for Austria, and from 1935 for Germany.
Lantschner became a world champion in the downhill in 1939.