Fritz Kaufmann (15 April 1905 – 22 January 1941) was a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

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 fin ...

and

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in

Grindelwald Grindelwald is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district), Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Berne. In additio ...

. Kaufmann won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1931 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberhof. At the

1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 ...

he finished sixth in the ski jumping competition and 23rd in the Nordic combined event.

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* 1905 births 1941 deaths Swiss male ski jumpers Swiss male Nordic combined skiers Olympic ski jumpers for Switzerland Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Switzerland Ski jumpers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics People from Grindelwald FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Skiers from the canton of Bern 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-skijumping-bio-stub