Toni Brutscher (born 15 November 1925 in

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– 16 November 1983) was a

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who competed during the 1950s. He finished fourth in the individual large hill event at the

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. Brutscher's best individual career finish was third twice in the individual normal hill event (1953, 1956). Toni Brutscher died of cancer in 1983 at the age of 58.

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* Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics German male ski jumpers 1925 births 1983 deaths People from Oberstdorf Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) Olympic ski jumpers of Germany Deaths from cancer in Germany {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub