Gustav Lantschner
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Gustav "Guzzi" Lantschner (born August 12, 1910) is an Austria
n-born German
alpine skier turned actor. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
.
He was born in Innsbruck
, Austria
and is the younger brother of Hellmut Lantschner
. Competing for Austria, he won the downhill world championship in 1932. At the 1936 Winter Olympics
, he won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event.
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-born 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 turned actor. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
.
He was born in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
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...
and is the younger brother of Hellmut Lantschner
Hellmut Lantschner
Hellmut Lantschner was an Austrian 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.-References:...
. Competing for Austria, he won the downhill world championship in 1932. At the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
, he won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event.