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Franz Pfnür
German alpine skier (1908–1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franz Pfnür (21 November 1908 – 21 September 1996) was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.
He was born in Schellenberg.
In 1936, he won the gold medal in the alpine skiing combined event.
As a recognition of his achievements, Pfnür was later invited to coffee with Adolf Hitler at his mountain retreat in Obersalzberg. He also joined the Schutzstaffel (SS).[1]
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