Bernhard Perren (1 May 1928
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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 ...

and

mountain guide A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or ...

.Berühmte Sportler (1/2)
, Bergparadies Zermatt. Rotten Verlag, Visp, 1996. He was born in

Zermatt Zermatt (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Visp (district), Visp in the German language, German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is cl ...

Selected results

* 1950: ** 1st, giant slalom skiing,

Lauberhorn The Lauberhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, located between Wengen and Grindelwald, north of the Kleine Scheidegg. Its summit is at an elevation of above sea level. Lauberhorn ski races The mountain is best known for th ...

** 4th,

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). History The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), ...

– Men's downhill * 1951: ** 1st, Swiss alpine skiing championships – Men's giant slalom ** 1st, Swiss alpine skiing championships – Men's downhill * 1952: ** 1st, Swiss alpine skiing championships – Men's downhill (1952) ** 8th, Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom ** 21st, Winter Olympics – Men's slalom ** 26th, Winter Olympics – Men's downhill * 1953: ** 1st,

Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel The Hahnenkamm is a mountain in Europe, directly southwest of Kitzbühel in the Kitzbühel Alps of Austria. The elevation of its summit is above sea level. The Hahnenkamm (''German language, German'': rooster's Comb (anatomy), comb) is part of ...

– downhill (1953)

References

1928 births 1960 deaths Swiss male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Alpine guides Sportspeople from Zermatt Skiers from Valais 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub