FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931
Poster
Host cityMürren
CountrySwitzerland
Nations7
Events4
Opening19 February 1931 (1931-02-19)
Closing23 February 1931 (1931-02-23)
Opened byHeinrich Häberlin
Mürren is located in Alps
Mürren
Mürren
Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held 19–23 February in Mürren, Switzerland. These were the inaugural world championships for alpine skiing organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), and consisted of downhill and slalom events for men and women.

Participating nations

Men's competitions

Slalom

Place Skier Country Time Penalty
1 David Zogg   Switzerland 0:54,6 -
2 Toni Seelos  Austria 0:55,5 -
3 Friedl Däuber  Germany 0:55,8 -
4 William James Riddel  United Kingdom 0:57,9 -
5 Walter Prager   Switzerland 1:01,1 -
6 Martin Neuner  Germany 1:01,6 -
7 Peter Lunn  United Kingdom 1:02,5 -
8 Hansgeorg von Weech  Germany 1:02,5 -
9 William Bracken  United Kingdom 1:02,7 6,0
10 Ulrich Neuner  Germany 1:04,8 6,0

Downhill

2 February 1931 (started 25, finished 25).[1]

Place Skier Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walter Prager   Switzerland 1:56,2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Otto Furrer   Switzerland 2:18,0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fritz Steuri II   Switzerland 2:21,8
4 Ernst Feuz   Switzerland 2:22,2
5 Gustav Lantschner  Austria 2:31,0
6 Otto Lantschner  Austria 2:34,4
7 Antony Bulwer-Lytton  United Kingdom 2:42,8
8 Harald Reinl  Austria 2:48,8
9 Hans von Weech  Germany 2:53,8
10 David Zogg   Switzerland 2:55,0

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[2] Switzerland Walter Prager Switzerland Otto Furrer Switzerland Fritz Steuri II
Slalom[3] Switzerland David Zogg Austria Anton Seelos Germany Friedl Däuber

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[4] United Kingdom Esme Mackinnon United Kingdom Nell Carroll Austria Irma Schmiedegg
Slalom[5] United Kingdom Esme Mackinnon Austria Inge Wersin-Lantschner United Kingdom Jeanette Kessler

Medal table

Host nation is highlighted

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2114
  Switzerland (SUI)*2114
3 Austria (AUT)0213
4 Germany (GER)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

See also

References

  1. ↑ "20.02.1931. Muerren Downhill, men" (PDF). alpineskiworld.net. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Men's Downhill Results". FIS. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  3. ↑ "Men's Slalom Results". FIS. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Women's Downhill Results". FIS. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  5. ↑ "Women's Slalom Results". FIS. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  • FIS-Ski.com – Alpine skiing – 1931 World Championships

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