Peter Boumphrey (10 April 1919 – 10 November 2004) was a British

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 ...

. He competed in the men's downhill at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. Boumphrey was an officer in the British Army. Boumphrey went on to build the Isola 2000 ski resort in the Southern French Alps in the early 1970s. He died in

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on 10 November 2004, at the age of 85.

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1919 births 2004 deaths 20th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from Essex British Army officers British male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Rochford {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub