Gustav "Guzzi" Lunchner ( German: Gustav "Guzzi" Lantschner , August 12, 1910 , Innsbruck , Austria-Hungary - March 19, 2011 , Crailing , Germany ) - Austrian and German skier , who played for the Third Reich national team , silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936) in winter combination.
 Gustav Lunchner | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Austria  Germany  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | August 12, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Innsbruck , Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 19, 2011 (aged 100) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Crayling , Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | completed his career | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1929, at the international competitions in Davos, he first won the international competitions in slalom. In January 1930, in St. Moritz set a new speed record of 105.675 km / h. At the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo (1932) he became the champion in downhill skiing and won the “bronze” in combination. A year later, in Innsbruck (1933) won the silver medal in slalom.
In 1935 he moved to Berlin and took German citizenship, starting his film career, starring in several documentaries. He takes a break in it for the sake of participating in the Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936), at which he wins a silver medal in combination. In a year - completes his sports career. He worked as an operator in the films of Leni Riefenstahl .
In the post-war period he lived in Argentina, in the 1960s he returned to Europe and lived in Bavaria.