Walter Prager
Swiss alpine skier
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![]() | 1931 Mürren | Downhill |
![]() | 1933 Innsbruck | Downhill |
Walter Prager (2 April 1910 - 28 May 1984) was a Swiss alpine skier.
At the 1931 World Championship in Mürren, Prager became the first World Champion in downhill skiing. He also won the 1933 downhill championship.[1]
Later on, Prager successfully coached the Dartmouth Ski Team both before and after World War II. During the war, he was drafted and was one of the first soldiers to join the 10th Mountain Division.[2]
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- 1931:
Walter Prager
- 1932:
Gustav Lantschner
- 1933:
Walter Prager
- 1934:
David Zogg
- 1935:
Franz Zingerle
- 1936:
Rudolf Rominger
- 1937:
Émile Allais
- 1938:
James Couttet
- 1939:
Hellmut Lantschner
- 1948:
Henri Oreiller
- 1950:
Zeno Colò
- 1952:
Zeno Colò
- 1954:
Christian Pravda
- 1956:
Anton Sailer
- 1958:
Anton Sailer
- 1960:
Jean Vuarnet
- 1962:
Karl Schranz
- 1964:
Egon Zimmermann
- 1966:
Jean-Claude Killy
- 1968:
Jean-Claude Killy
- 1970:
Bernhard Russi
- 1972:
Bernhard Russi
- 1974:
David Zwilling
- 1976:
Franz Klammer
- 1978:
Josef Walcher
- 1980:
Leonhard Stock
- 1982:
Harti Weirather
- 1985:
Pirmin Zurbriggen
- 1987:
Peter Müller
- 1989:
Hansjörg Tauscher
- 1991:
Franz Heinzer
- 1993:
Urs Lehmann
- 1996:
Patrick Ortlieb
- 1997:
Bruno Kernen
- 1999:
Hermann Maier
- 2001:
Hannes Trinkl
- 2003:
Michael Walchhofer
- 2005:
Bode Miller
- 2007:
Aksel Lund Svindal
- 2009:
John Kucera
- 2011:
Erik Guay
- 2013:
Aksel Lund Svindal
- 2015:
Patrick Küng
- 2017:
Beat Feuz
- 2019:
Kjetil Jansrud
- 2021:
Vincent Kriechmayr
- 2023:
Marco Odermatt
- Men's World Champions: Downhill
- Super-G
- Giant Slalom
- Slalom
- Combined
- Parallel Giant Slalom
- Mixed Team
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