Gustav "Guzzi" Lantschner (12 August 1910 – 19 March 2011) was an Austrian-born German

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

turned actor. He competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. He was born in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

and was the younger brother of

Hellmut Lantschner Hellmut Lantschner (11 November 1909 – 4 July 1993) was an Austrian and German alpine skier and world champion. He first competed for Austria, and from 1935 for Germany. He is the brother of Alpine skier and actor Gustav Lantschner. ...

. Competing for Austria, he won the downhill world championship in 1932. At the

, he won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event.

External links

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Gustav Lantschner's profile at databaseolympics.com

Gustav Lantschner's profile at Internet Movie Database
* 1910 births 2011 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Austrian male alpine skiers Austrian centenarians German male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Sportspeople from Innsbruck Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics Men centenarians {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub