Walter Prager
Walter Prager (born April 2, 1910 in Davos ; † 1984 ) was a Swiss ski racer and Nordic skier with US citizenship.
Prager became the first downhill world champion in the history of skiing at the Ski World Championships in Mürren in 1931 . He was able to repeat this success two years later at the 1933 World Cup in Innsbruck . At these world championships he also took part in the Nordic disciplines and reached rank 20 in Nordic combined , rank 26 in jumping and rank 44 in cross-country skiing over 18 km. Also in 1933 he became Swiss ski champion in a combination of cross-country skiing and jumping.
After his active career - which he ended as a member of the Arosa Ski Club - Prager was first head of the ski school in Stoos in 1936 and later a ski trainer in the USA . He led numerous athletes to national and international successes, including Ralph Miller and Chiharu Igaya . During World War II , Prager served in the 10th Mountain Division . At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , he was the coach of the US Olympic ski team. In 1957 he finally retired from skiing.
Individual evidence
- Karl Erb : Fascination Downhill - Everything about the supreme alpine discipline. SV international / Swiss publishing house AG, Zurich 1985, p. 25 ff.
- ↑ Hans Danuser / SC Arosa (ed.): 100 Years of Arosa Ski Club 1903-2003 , self-published by SC Arosa, Arosa 2003, p. 36 f.
- ^ Cait Murphy: A History of American Sports in 100 Objects. New York, 2016: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-09774-6 (pages 93-97, in English).
Web links
- Walter Prager in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Walter Prager in the database of Ski-DB (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prager, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Davos |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |