Hans Däscher (born 29 June 1930) was a
Swiss ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
who competed during the 1950s. He finished 20th in the
individual large hill event at the
1952 Winter Olympics in
Oslo
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. Däscher's best individual finish was 18th in a normal hill event in
Austria
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in 1955. His brother,
Andreas Däscher
Andreas Däscher (born 9 June 1927) is a Swiss former ski jumper who is best known for developing the parallel style, or Däscher technique, in the 1950s. This technique became widely used throughout ski jumping until the early 1990s.
This tech ...
, was also a ski jumper.
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Olympic ski jumping results: 1948-60*
Olympic ski jumpers for Switzerland
Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Swiss male ski jumpers
1930 births
Possibly living people
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