Markus Gähler
Markus Gähler 
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| nation |
 Switzerland
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| birthday | March 26, 1966 |
| size | 172 cm |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| date of death | May 11, 1997 |
| Place of death |
Walzenhausen , Switzerland
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| Career | |
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| society | SC pagans |
| National squad | since 1986 |
| End of career | 1993 |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Debut in the World Cup | December 30, 1986 |
Markus Gähler (born March 26, 1966 ; † May 11, 1997 in Walzenhausen ) was a Swiss ski jumper .
Gähler made his debut in the Ski Jumping World Cup on December 30, 1986 and reached 89th place in Oberstdorf . In the following competitions, too, he always ended up on the back positions. Despite a lack of success in the following years, he was nominated for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville . There he reached the 44th place on the normal hill and 35th on the large hill. In the team competition he reached 8th place together with Stephan Zünd , Sylvain Freiholz and Martin Trunz . At the ski flying world championship in Harrachov in 1992 , he achieved the best individual result of his career with 23rd place, but again remained without World Cup points. After the 1992/93 season he ended his active ski jumping career.
Markus Gähler died on May 11, 1997 in a fire brigade in his home town while trying to save human lives. Shortly before, he had been nominated as the Swiss national coach.
Web links
- Markus Gähler in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
- Markus Gähler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Switzerland Ski Jumping at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games . www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ↑ With heart and consistency . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 7, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gähler, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1966 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1997 |
| Place of death | Walzenhausen , Switzerland |