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'''Sven Coomer''' (born 12 October 1940) is an Australian [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url= |
'''Sven Coomer''' (born 12 October 1940) is an Australian [[modern pentathlon|modern pentathlete]]. He competed at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sven-coomer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100930/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/sven-coomer-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Sven Coomer Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-07-20 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> |
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Coomer went on to study product design in Sweden, where he learned to ski and ski-race. He later worked as a ski racing coach, ski instructor and ski school director in the United States. That career led to a job designing ski boots for the Italian firm Nordica, and his designs were widely imitated by other factories.<ref>Jackson Hogen, [https://skiinghistory.org/news/master-boot-laster "Sven Coomer: Master Boot Laster"], "Skiing History" magazine, May/June 2014</ref> |
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|NAME= Coomer, Sven |
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 24 May 2023
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| Born | 12 October 1940 Sydney, Australia |
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Sven Coomer (born 12 October 1940) is an Australian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Coomer went on to study product design in Sweden, where he learned to ski and ski-race. He later worked as a ski racing coach, ski instructor and ski school director in the United States. That career led to a job designing ski boots for the Italian firm Nordica, and his designs were widely imitated by other factories.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sven Coomer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Jackson Hogen, "Sven Coomer: Master Boot Laster", "Skiing History" magazine, May/June 2014
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