Toni Bürgler (ski racer)
Toni Bürgler 
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| birthday | 17th August 1957 (age 63) | ||||||||
| place of birth | Rickenbach , Switzerland | ||||||||
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| discipline | Departure | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 1984 | ||||||||
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Toni Bürgler (born August 17, 1957 in Rickenbach ) is a former Swiss alpine ski racer.
Bürgler celebrated his international successes exclusively in downhill skiing . He won two World Cup races in his career, including the Lauberhorn race in Wengen in 1981 as his most important victory . Two years earlier, on January 14, 1979, he had won as an "outsider" (he wore starting number 21) in Crans-Montana .
Because he violated the newly introduced rule, according to which racing drivers are only allowed to take off their skis after a specially marked red line behind the finish, he was disqualified on December 19, 1982 in Val Gardena after the World Cup downhill there.
His younger brother Thomas , however, celebrated successes in the other disciplines.
Bürgler was among the top 10 19 times. At the 1982 World Ski Championships in Schladming , he finished eighth. His son Dario Bürgler is a professional ice hockey player at HC Lugano.
Web links
- Toni Bürgler (ski racer) in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Toni Bürgler (ski racer) in the database of Ski-DB (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Last chance in Kitz" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 15, 1979, p. 7 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ «Revenge for today announced» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 20, 1982, p. 9 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
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| SURNAME | Bürgler, Toni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rickenbach SZ |