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Franz Pfnür

1908 - 1996

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Franz Pfnür (21 November 1908 – 21 September 1996) was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Schellenberg. In 1936, he won the gold medal in the alpine skiing combined event. As a recognition of his achievements, Pfnür was later invited to coffee with Adolf Hitler at his mountain retreat in Obersalzberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Pfnür is the 121st most popular skier (down from 116th in 2019), the 5,105th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,101st in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Franz Pfnür ranks 121 out of 817. Before him are Klaes Karppinen, Pernilla Wiberg, Anne Heggtveit, Bode Miller, Luc Alphand, and Antoinette Meyer. After him are Berit Aunli, Harri Kirvesniemi, Otto Leodolter, Matti Lähde, Franz Gabl, and Adam Małysz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Franz Pfnür ranks 361. Before him are Jack Gilford, Erik Almgren, Bram Fischer, Franklin Farrell, Henri Lepage, and Tauno Palo. After him are Eberardo Villalobos, Corneliu Robe, Alberto Zozaya, Heinz Pollay, Albert Scherrer, and Guillermo Arellano. Among people deceased in 1996, Franz Pfnür ranks 283. Before him are Gilles Grangier, Mavuba Mafuila, Viktor Konovalenko, Henri Lepage, Rafaela Aparicio, and Christine Pascal. After him are Pavel Solovyov, Li Han-hsiang, Ali Hatami, Robert Nisbet, Fulvio Nesti, and Anna Chandy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Pfnür ranks 5,108 out of 7,253. Before him are Ellen Allien (1968), Lothar Thoms (1956), Uli Stein (1954), Ilse Bing (1899), Friedhelm Funkel (1953), and Julia Klöckner (1972). After him are Richard Rado (1906), Oleh Kuznetsov (1963), Erik Ode (1910), Walter Gordon (1893), Maria Schrader (1965), and Michael Glos (1944).

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Among SKIERS In Germany

Among skiers born in Germany, Franz Pfnür ranks 8. Before him are Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Josef Bradl (1918), Helmut Recknagel (1937), Heidi Biebl (1941), Jens Weißflog (1964), and Hans-Georg Aschenbach (1951). After him are Georg Thoma (1937), Ossi Reichert (1925), Johann Mühlegg (1970), Barbara Petzold (1955), Annemarie Buchner (1924), and Sven Hannawald (1974).

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